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<journal-id>0375-0760</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Med Trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0375-0760</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0375-07602020000300010</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Encefalitis por amebas de vida libre: herramientas actuales para el diagnóstico y tratamiento tempranos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Free-living amoeba encephalitis: current tools for early diagnosis and treatment]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Mendiola Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Judith]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fresco Sampedro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yanet]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Ortega]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Misladys]]></given-names>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Medicina Tropical &#8220;Pedro Kourí&#8221; Centro de Investigaciones Diagnóstico y Referencia Departamento de Parasitología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Medicina Tropical &#8220;Pedro Kourí&#8221; Centro de Investigaciones Diagnóstico y Referencia Departamento de Epidemiología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>72</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0375-07602020000300010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0375-07602020000300010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0375-07602020000300010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp. y Balamuthia mandrillaris son amebas de vida libre que producen daños sustanciales del sistema nervioso central y cuyo diagnóstico premortem es poco frecuente.  Objetivo: Proveer una visión general de los aspectos clínico-epidemiológicos y las posibilidades diagnósticas más eficaces en la meningoencefalitis amebiana primaria y la encefalitis granulomatosa amebiana, así como las experiencias de tratamiento expuestas en la literatura reciente.  Métodos: Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sobre las amebas de vida libre. Se analizó la información obtenida de artículos científicos en la base de datos Google Scholar®, PubMed y las citas relacionadas por el programa en PubMed Central.  Análisis y síntesis de la información: En primer término del análisis de la meningoencefalitis amebiana primaria y la encefalitis granulomatosa amebiana, resalta la diferenciación de sus características clínicas y epidemiológicas, también que el líquido cefalorraquídeo presenta gran relevancia para el diagnóstico de la meningoencefalitis amebiana primaria. Sin embargo, para los casos presuntivos de la encefalitis granulomatosa amebiana el examen del líquido cefalorraquídeo depende de la valoración riesgo-beneficio y se ha obtenido mayor positividad con el diagnóstico histopatológico de biopsias premortem. En general, se acrecienta la implementación de la investigación del ADN por diferentes métodos que brindan certeza de cada una de las especies de AVL causantes de enfermedad neurológica. El aislamiento en cultivo confirmatorio de N. fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp. y B. mandrillaris presenta diferencias en la factibilidad de crecimiento en diversos medios de acuerdo con la especie y limitaciones adicionales.  Conclusiones: La mortalidad asociada con las infecciones del sistema nervioso central por amebas de vida libre permanece alta, aunque varios estudios brindan experiencias útiles a partir de los casos de pacientes que han sobrevivido. Resulta importante tener en cuenta que el diagnóstico rápido de la infección es clave para un tratamiento exitoso.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp. and Balamuthia mandrillaris are free-living amoebae of infrequent premortem diagnosis which cause substantial damage to the central nervous system.  Objective: To provide an overview of the clinical-epidemiological aspects and the most effective diagnostic possibilities in primary amebic meningoencephalitis and granulomatous amebic encephalitis, as well as their treatment experiences in recent publications..  Methods: A bibliographic review was conducted about free-living amoebae. An analysis was performed of data obtained from scientific papers published in the databases Google Scholar and PubMed, and the citations listed by the PubMed Central program.  Data analysis and synthesis: As principal term of the analysis of primary amebic meningoencephalitis and amebic granulomatous encephalitis, the differentiation of their clinical and epidemiological characteristics stands out, also that cerebrospinal fluid is highly relevant for the diagnosis of primary amebic meningoencephalitis. However, for presumptive cases of amoebic granulomatous encephalitis, the examination of cerebrospinal fluid depends on the risk-benefit assessment and greater positivity has been obtained with the histopathological diagnosis of premortem biopsies. In general, the implementation of DNA research by different methods provided accurate information about each one of the free-living amoeba species that cause neurological disease. Confirmatory culture isolation of N. fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp. and B. mandrillaris revealed growth feasibility differences between diverse media depending on the species and additional limitations.  Conclusions: Mortality associated to central nervous system infections caused by free-living amoebae remains high. Studies describing cases of patients who have survived constitute useful material. It is important to bear in mind that fast diagnosis of the disease is crucial to treatment success.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Balamuthia mandrillaris]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[meningoencefalitis amebiana primaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[encefalitis granulomatosa amebiana]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Balamuthia mandrillaris]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[primary amebic meningoencephalitis]]></kwd>
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