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Open Forum Infect Dis
; 7(7): ofaa189, 2020 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32715017
ABSTRACT
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare subacute infection with exceptionally high mortality. Diagnosis is typically made by brain biopsy or at autopsy. Detection of Balamuthia mandrillaris cell-free DNA by next-generation sequencing of plasma enabled rapid, noninvasive diagnosis in a case of amoebic encephalitis.