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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2008, p. 338-340, Vol. 46, No. 1
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01177-07
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Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Acanthamoeba Amoebae of Genotype T2 in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patient

Department of Medical Parasitology,¹ Department of Hospital Hygiene, Clinical Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria,³ 2nd Medical Department, Pulmonological Centre SMZ Baumgartner Höhe, Otto Wagner-Hospital, Vienna, Austria,² Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia⁴

Received 12 June 2007/ Returned for modification 18 October 2007/ Accepted 31 October 2007

Acanthamoeba amoebae of genotype T2 were identified as the causative agent of Acanthamoeba skin lesions and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient with underlying tuberculosis. To our knowledge this, is the first case of GAE involving genotype T2.

Published ahead of print on 14 November 2007.