Early diagnosis of Acanthamoeba infection during routine cytological examination of cerebrospinal fluid.
Early identification of Acanthamoeba 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.
Petry
Franz
F
Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Johannes Gutenberg University, D-55101 Mainz, Germany. fpetry@mail.uni-mainz.de
Torzewski
Michael
M
Bohl
Jürgen
J
Wilhelm-Schwenkmezger
Thomas
T
Scheid
Patrick
P
Walochnik
Julia
J
Michel
Rolf
R
Zöller
Lothar
L
Werhahn
Konrad J
KJ
Bhakdi
Sucharit
S
Lackner
Karl J
KJ