| Revista: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000452438 |
| ISSN: | 0074-0276 |
| Autores: | Bellini, Natália Karla1 Thiemann, Otavio Henrique2 Reyes Batlle, María3 Lorenzo Morales, Jacob3 Costa, Adriana Oliveira1 |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Farmacia, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil 2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Instituto de Fisica de Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo. Brasil 3Universidad de La Laguna, Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. España |
| Año: | 2022 |
| Volumen: | 117 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | Free-living amoeba (FLA) group includes the potentially pathogenic genera Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, Balamuthia, Sappinia, and Vermamoeba, causative agents of human infections (encephalitis, keratitis, and disseminated diseases). In Brazil, the first report on pathogenic FLA was published in the 70s and showed meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria spp. FLA studies are emerging, but no literature review is available to investigate this trend in Brazil critically. Thus, the present work aims to integrate and discuss these data. Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched, retrieving studies from 1974 to 2020. The screening process resulted in 178 papers, which were clustered into core and auxiliary classes and sorted into five categories: wet-bench studies, dry-bench studies, clinical reports, environmental identifications, and literature reviews. The papers dating from the last ten years account for 75% (134/178) of the total publications, indicating the FLA topic has gained Brazilian interest. Moreover, 81% (144/178) address Acanthamoeba-related matter, revealing this genus as the most prevalent in all categories. Brazil’s Southeast, South, and Midwest geographic regions accounted for 96% (171/178) of the publications studied in the present work. To the best of our knowledge, this review is the pioneer in summarising the FLA research history in Brazil |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Microbiología, Historia y filosofía de la medicina, Amibas de vida libre, Patogenicidad, Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, Balamuthia |
| Keyword: | Microbiology, History and philosophy of medicine, Free living amebas, Pathogenicity, Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, Balamuthia |
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