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Prevalence and associated risk factors of Entamoeba histolytica infection among school children from three primary schools in Arsi Town, West Zone, Ethiopia
Entamoeba histolytica is one of the major pathogenic intestinal parasites and is amongst the leading causes of diarrheal illness in children. Around...
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Detection of Entamoeba histolytica and bacterial etiological agents in patients with clinically suspected cases of liver abscesses
Liver abscess is one of the conditions having multiple etiological agents. It can be parasitic or can be due to bacterial among other causes. Entamoeba...
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A case of fulminant amoebic colitis during systemic chemotherapy for gastric cancer
Amoebiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the protozoan, Entamoeba histolytica. At times, amoebiasis is activated under immunosuppressive...
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Amoebic Liver Abscess: Potential Application of New Diagnostic Techniques for an Old Pathogen
Amoebic liver abscess is a severe and potentially life-threatening infection requiring prompt diagnosis and early targeted treatment. Diagnosis is...
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First report of Entamoeba moshkovskii in human stool samples from symptomatic and asymptomatic participants in Kenya
Entamoeba moshkovskii is a member of the Entamoeba complex and a colonizer of the human gut. We used nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to...
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Gastrointestinal parasitic infections: Prevalence and risk factors in West Ismailia, Arab Republic of Egypt
BackgroundThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites (GIP) in the rural community of West Ismailia and its associated...
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Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) as potential mechanical vectors of the protozoan cyst and helminthic eggs in Kashmir Himalaya, India
Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are an important group of non-biting flies that are potential mechanical vectors of protozoan and helminthic...
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Entamoeba histolytica and amoebic liver abscess in northern Sri Lanka: a public health problem
Entamoeba histolytica ( E. histolytica ) is a facultative protozoan parasite implicated in amoebic liver abscesses (ALA), the most common...
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Enteric pathogenic protozoa from misdiagnosis to overmedication in Egypt: a need for molecular diagnosis
Cryptosporidium spp., Entamoeba histolytica ( E. histolytica ), and Giardia intestinalis ( G. intestinalis ) are prevalent in developed and develo**...
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A large-scale study on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in patients referred to medical laboratories in Urmia, Northwest Iran
IntroductionIntestinal parasitic infections (IPIs), caused by helminths and protozoans, are among the most prevalent infections in humans in...
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Acute Fulminant Necrotizing Amoebic Colitis with Multifocal Colonic Perforation in a Developed Country — a Case Report
Acute fulminating necrotizing amoebic colitis is predominantly diagnosed in underdeveloped countries plagued with poor sanitation. Its prevalence in...
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Prevalence and temporal dynamics of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Blastocystis sp. among toddlers attending day-care centres in Spain. A prospective molecular-based longitudinal study
Giardia duodenalis , Cryptosporidium spp., and Blastocystis sp. are common intestinal eukaryotic parasites affecting children in developed and...
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Community burden of intestinal parasites and its public health concerns in Obizi, Amakama Olokoro, Umuahia South, Abia State, Nigeria
Intestinal parasitic infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. This could be due to the dominance of factors...
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Development of a salivary IgA detection method for accurate diagnosis of amebiasis
An amebiasis detection method was developed based on identifying anti- Entamoeba histolytica IgA in the saliva of infected individuals. The...
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Importation of Entamoeba histolytica and predominance of Klebsiella pneumoniae in liver abscesses: a 7-year retrospective cohort study from the United Arab Emirates
BackgroundThere is a dearth of information on liver abscesses in the United Arab Emirates. Herein, we describe the clinical features of liver...
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Parasitic infections as potential risk factors for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) represents a mysterious neuropsychiatric alarming concern due to indefinite etiopathogenesis among...
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A rare case of extraintestinal amebiasis
BackgroundAmoebiasis is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica , which is a rare infectious disease in developed countries. If the...
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Amebic Colitis and the Surgeon
Amoebiasis is a disease of public health importance in develo** countries like India. The disease is caused by Entamoeba histolytica. In India, the...