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Revisiting Drug Development Against the Neglected Tropical Disease, Amebiasis
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Amebiasis is a neglected tropical disease which is caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. This disease is one of the leading causes of diarrhea globally, affecting largely impoverished residents in developing countries.
Manish T. Shrivastav +2 more
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Entamoeba Encystation: New Targets to Prevent the Transmission of Amebiasis. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2016 Amebiasis is caused by Entamoeba histolytica infection and can produce a broad range of clinical signs, from asymptomatic cases to patients with obvious symptoms.
Fumika Mi-Ichi +2 more
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Primary Pulmonary Amebiasis Complicated with Multicystic Empyema
Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2016 Amebiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. While most infections are asymptomatic, the disease could manifest clinically as amebic dysentery and/or extraintestinal invasion in the form of amebic liver abscess or ...
Ali Zakaria +2 more
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Amebiasis as a sexually transmitted infection: A re-emerging health problem in developed countries. [PDF]
Glob Health Med, 2023 Amebiasis, which is caused by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica), is the second leading cause of parasite-related death worldwide. It manifests from asymptomatic carriers to severe clinical conditions, like colitis and liver abscesses.
Kawashima A +5 more
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Gut microbiome communication with bone marrow regulates susceptibility to amebiasis [PDF]
bioRxiv, 2018 The gut microbiome may provide resistance to infection. However, the mechanisms for this are poorly understood. We found that the intestinal bacterium Clostridium scindens provided immunity to the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Adoptive transfer of bone-
Stacey L. Burgess +17 more
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Testosterone affects type I/type II interferon response of neutrophils during hepatic amebiasis
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Differences in immune response between men and women may influence the outcome of infectious diseases. Intestinal infection with Entamoeba histolytica leads to hepatic amebiasis, which is more common in males.
Marco Er-Lukowiak +17 more
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Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract This narrative review celebrates Europe's contribution to the current knowledge on systemically administered antimicrobials in periodontal treatment. Periodontitis is the most frequent chronic noncommunicable human disease. It is caused by dysbiotic bacterial biofilms and is commonly treated with subgingival instrumentation.
David Herrera +4 more
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Fatal attraction: intestinal amebiasis and COVID-19 as risk factors for colonic perforation
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2021 The parasite Entamoeba histolytica, the causal agent of amebiasis, is considered a worldwide emergent disease and still represents an important cause of death in Mexico.
Jorge A Dorantes +2 more
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Right basal bronchial fistula due to amebic infection: a case report
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023 Background Pleuropulmonary amebiasis is the second most common form of extraintestinal invasive amebiasis, but cases that include bronchopleural fistula are rare.
Tomohiro Yazawa +3 more
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Pleural Amebiasis without Hepar Involvement
Magna Medika, 2023 Background: Pleuropulmonary amebiasis is the most common complication of amoebic liver abscess, occurring in 15% of patients with amoebic liver disease and in 1% of patients with amoebic dysentery.
Friska Handayani +3 more
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