Amebiasis
Common Name(s)
Amebiasis
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Scientific Literature
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The terms "Amebiasis" returned 94 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.. ;47(1):52-6.
Epidemiological studies on amebiasis have been reassessed since Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar were first recognized as distinct species. Because the morphological similarity of these species renders microscopic diagnosis unreliable, additional tools are required to discriminate ...
Journal: Clin. Infect. Dis.. 2013 Apr;56(7):988-92.
In this prospective cohort study, the presence of parasite-specific immunoglobulin A in breast milk was associated with protection of Bangladeshi infants from cryptosporidiosis and amebiasis. Our findings suggest that passive immunity could be harnessed for the prevention of Entamoeba ...
Journal: Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.. 2013 Jan;88(1):186-90.
Cutaneous amebiasis is the least common clinical form of human amebiasis in Mexico, sexual amebiasis was only occasionally observed before the late 1980s. However, in the last few decades, most of the documented cases of cutaneous amebiasis from around the world are sexually transmitted. ...
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The terms "Amebiasis" returned 18 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Rev Med Chil. 2013 May;141(5):609-15.
The description of Entamoeba dispar, and the recovery of Entamoeba moshkovskii from humans had a major impact in the epidemiology and clinical management of amebiasis. Infections range from asymptomatic colonization to hemorrhagic colitis and extra-intestinal diseases. Only a minority ...
Journal: Semin Immunopathol. 2012 Nov;34(6):771-85.
Entamoeba histolytica, the protozoan parasite that causes amebic dysentery, greatly contributes to disease burden in the developing world. Efforts to exhaustively characterize the pathogenesis of amebiasis have increased our understanding of the dynamic host-parasite interaction and ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Condition Summary: Amebiasis; Cryptosporidiosis; Giardiasis; Parasitic Disease; Parasitic Intestinal Disease
Condition Summary: Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis; Schistosomiasis; Strongyloidiasis; Shigellosis; Intestinal Salmonellosis; Campylobacteriosis; Aeromonas Spp. Infections; Giardiasis; Amoebiasis; Dientamoebiasis; Cryptosporidium Spp. Infections
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