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The Epidemiology of Entamoeba histolytica Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors among Domestic and Imported Patients in Taiwan during the 2011–2020 Period

open access: yesMedicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: Amebiasis remains an important public health problem worldwide, and immigration and increased international travel have affected incident disease cases.
Fu-Huang Lin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Amebiasis presenting as acute appendicitis: Report of a case and review of Japanese literature

open access: goldInternational journal of surgery case reports, 2014
Daisuke Ito   +5 more
openalex   +2 more sources

A Review of the Global Burden, New Diagnostics, and Current Therapeutics for Amebiasis

open access: yesOpen Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018
Amebiasis, due to the pathogenic parasite Entamoeba histolytica, is a leading cause of diarrhea globally. Largely an infection of impoverished communities in developing countries, amebiasis has emerged as an important infection among returning travelers,
D. Shirley   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Insights into amebiasis using a human 3D‐intestinal model

open access: yesCellular Microbiology, 2020
Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis, an infectious disease targeting the intestine and the liver in humans. Two types of intestinal infection are caused by this parasite: silent infection, which occurs in the majority of cases, and ...
Arturo Aguilar Rojas   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

REVIEW ARTICLE: AMEBIASIS MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIS DEVELOPMENT

open access: yesMedical and Health Science Journal, 2019
Amebiasis is one of the gastrointestinal tract infection disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica ,a parasitic protozoan. Amebiasis is the second disease, caused by parasite, that leading cause of death after malaria.
Nurlina Muliani, Hotimah Masdan Salim
doaj   +1 more source

Significance of amebiasis: 10 reasons why neglecting amebiasis might come back to bite us in the gut

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Nearly 150 years since the first detailed description of the invasive, tissue-destroying intestinal parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, amebiasis remains an infection of consequential global importance. Infection with E.
D. Shirley, Koji Watanabe, S. Moonah
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The differentiation of amebic colitis from inflammatory bowel disease on endoscopic mucosal biopsies

open access: yesIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2015
Background: Intestinal amebiasis is one of the important differential diagnoses of Inflammatory Bowel Disorders in areas where it is highly prevalent. Aim: Studies comparing the clinical, endoscopic and histological features of these disorders have never
Reecha Singh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hematological and biochemical effects of Toxoplasma gondii, Entamoeba histolytica, and Schistosoma infection among Hepatitis C virus patients from Menoufia Province, Egypt

open access: yesBiomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal, 2021
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is highly distributed in Egypt. Moreover, parasitic diseases such as schistosomiasis, toxoplasmosis, or amebiasis are frequent in Egypt.
Hany M Ibrahim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entamoeba histolytica Interaction with Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Increases Parasite Virulence and Inflammation in Amebiasis

open access: yesInfection and Immunity, 2019
Epidemiological studies suggest frequent association of enteropathogenic bacteria with Entamoeba histolytica during symptomatic infection. In this study, we sought to determine if the interaction with enteropathogenic (EPEC) or nonpathogenic Escherichia ...
Luz A Fernández-López   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acetylcholine Upregulates Entamoeba histolytica Virulence Factors, Enhancing Parasite Pathogenicity in Experimental Liver Amebiasis

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Entamoeba histolytica is an invasive enteric protozoan, whose infections are associated to high morbidity and mortality rates. However, only less than 10% of infected patients develop invasive amebiasis. The ability of E.
Marina Nayeli Medina-Rosales   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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