Welcome to CDC stacks | Acanthamoeba spp. in Urine of Critically Ill Patients - 17468 | Emerging Infectious Diseases
Stacks Logo
Advanced Search
Select up to three search categories and corresponding keywords using the fields to the right. Refer to the Help section for more detailed instructions.
 
 
Help
Clear All Simple Search
Advanced Search
Acanthamoeba spp. in Urine of Critically Ill Patients
  • Published Date:
    Jul 2009
  • Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 15(7):1144-1146.
Filetype[PDF-372.44 KB]


No Related Documents.
You May Also Like:
  1. Parachlamydiaceae: Potential Emerging Pathogens
    Personal Author:
    Greub, Gilbert; Raoult, Didier;
    Published:
    Jun 2002
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 8(6):626-630.
    Description:
    Parachlamydiaceae, which naturally infect amoebae, form a sister taxon to the Chlamydiaceae on the basis of the Chlamydia-like cycle of replication and 80% to 90% homology of ribosomal RNA genes. Because intra-amoebal growth could increase the virule...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 690.33 KB]
  2. Ameba-associated Microorganisms and Diagnosis of Nosocomial Pneumonia
    Personal Author:
    Berger, Pierre; Papazian, Laurent; Drancourt, Michel; La Scola, Bernard; Auffray, Jean-Pierre; Raoult, Didier;
    Published:
    Feb 2006
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 12(2):248-255.
    Description:
    To elucidate the role of ameba-associated microorganisms (AAMs) as etiologic agents of pneumonia, we screened for Legionella spp., Parachlamydia acanthamoeba, Afipia sp., Bosea spp., Bradyrhizobium spp., Mesorhizobium amorphae, Rasbo bacterium, Azorh...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 198.27 KB]
  3. Rapidly Fatal Acanthamoeba Encephalitis and Treatment of Cryoglobulinemia
    Personal Author:
    Meersseman, Wouter; Lagrou, Katrien; Sciot, Raf; de Jonckheere, Johan; Haberler, Christine; Walochnik, Julia; Peetermans, Willy E.; van Wijngaerden, Eric;
    Published:
    Mar 2007
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 13(3):469-471.
    Description:
    We describe a 66-year-old woman with therapy-refractory cryoglobulinemia treated with rituximab, plasmapheresis, and steroids; a case of fatal meningoencephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba spp. then developed. Such infections are rare and show an unusua...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 196.78 KB]
  4. Protochlamydianaegleriophila as Etiologic Agent of Pneumonia
    Personal Author:
    Casson, Nicola; Michel, Rolf; Müller, Karl-Dieter; Aubert, John David; Greub, Gilbert;
    Published:
    Jan 2008
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 14(1):168-172.
    Description:
    Using ameba coculture, we grew a Naegleria endosymbiont. Phenotypic, genetic, and phylogenetic analyses supported its affiliation as Protochlamydia naegleriophila sp. nov. We then developed a specific diagnostic PCR for Protochlamydia spp. When appli...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 371.33 KB]
  5. 2012 Nationally notifiable diseases and conditions and current case definitions
    Corporate Author:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services., Division of Notifiable Diseases and Healthcare Information.
    Published:
    2012
    Description:
    A case definition is set of uniform criteria used to define a disease for public health surveillance. Case definitions enable public health to classify and count cases consistently across reporting jurisdictions, and should not be used by healthcare ...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 10.75 MB]