MedicineInfectious DiseasesPathologyMedical MicrobiologyNeuroinfectious DiseasesParasitologyAutopsy NeuropathologyCentral Nervous System InfectionsMedical ParasitologyNervous System PathologyNeurological Parasitic DiseasesNeuropathology Of InfectionAmoebic PathogenesisInfectious Neurologic DiseaseNeurologic InfectionsNeuropathologic Autopsy Findings
The parasitologic examination of pathologic brain tissue from 16 cases of acute plurulent meningoencephalitis occurring between 1962 and 1965 in northern Bohemia disclosed massive infection of the central nervous system by amoebas of the limax type. The common source was an indoor swimming pool.
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Acute Pyogenic Meningitis Probably Due to Acanthamoeba sp.: a Preliminary Report
Michael B. Fowler, R. F. Carter · BMJ · 1965 · 350 citations · Full text
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis
Cecil G. Butt · New England Journal of Medicine · 1966 · 189 citations
Meningoencephalitis due to Hartmannella (Acanthamoeba).
D Patras, Andujar Jj · PubMed · 1966 · 64 citations