Open AccessEarly Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Infection during Routine Cytological Examination of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Author(s) -
Franz Petry,
Michael Torzewski,
Jiirgen Bohl,
Thomas Wilhelm-Schwenkmezger,
Patrick Scheid,
Julia Walochnik,
R. Michel,
Lothar Zöller,
Konrad J. Werhahn,
Sucharit Bhakdi,
Karl J. Lackner
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.44.5.1903-1904.2006
Subject(s) - cerebrospinal fluid , acanthamoeba , encephalitis , pathology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , immunology , virus
Early identification ofAcanthamoeba in cerebrospinal fluid is mandatory to prevent fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis. In the case presented here amebic trophozoites were detected in a routine cerebrospinal fluid sample. The antibiotic treatment and the apparently low virulence of this isolate were responsible for the benign progression of the infection.