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SUBMITTER: Spottiswoode N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838035 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Spottiswoode Natasha N Haston Julia C JC Hanners Natasha W NW Gruenberg Katherine K Kim Annie A DeRisi Joseph L JL Wilson Michael R MR
Therapeutic advances in infectious disease 20240101
Granulomatous amebic encephalitis, caused by the free-living amebae <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i> or <i>Acanthamoeba</i> species, is a rare and deadly infectious syndrome with a current mortality rate of >90%. Much work remains to define the optimal treatment for these infections. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of the supporting evidence behind antimicrobials currently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with updated statistics on survival rates and me ...[more]