To keep this from happening again, his doctors recommend that before immunosuppressive treatment is started or escalated, doctors should do diagnostic testing on cerebrospinal fluid for infectious microbes. The genetic testing of the cerebrospinal fluid was positive, suggesting this could be a relatively noninvasive way to identify the amoeba in future cases.
B. mandrillaris infections
Early detection of a B. mandrillaris can make a difference of life and death for children. In 2010, doctors in Kentucky reported a case in a 2-year-old boy who survived. His infection was identified 10 days after he was brought to a hospital. Although he had a significant neurologic injury, he made improvements after he
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