Balamuthia mandrillaris infection: report of 1st autochthonous, fatal case in Italy

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Apr;41(4):685-687. doi: 10.1007/s10096-022-04404-9. Epub 2022 Jan 20.

Authors

Carolina Saffioti¹, Alessio Mesini¹, Roberta Caorsi¹, Mariasavina Severino¹, Marco Gattorno¹, Elio Castagnola²

Affiliations

¹ Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
² Infectious Disease Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Istituto Pediatrico Di Ricovero E Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Via Gerolamo Gaslini 5, 16147, Genova, Italy. eliocastagnola@gaslini.org.

PMID: 35059895
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-022-04404-9

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Amebiasis* / diagnosis
Balamuthia mandrillaris*
Brain
Humans
Italy