A history of over 40 years of potentially pathogenic free-living amoeba studies in Brazil - a systematic review



Título del documento: A history of over 40 years of potentially pathogenic free-living amoeba studies in Brazil - a systematic review
Revista: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000452438
ISSN: 0074-0276
Autores: 1
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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
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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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