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Hepatic amebiasis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Amebiasis can be considered the most aggressive disease of the human intestine, responsible in its invasive form for clinical syndromes, ranging from the classic dysentery of acute colitis to extra-intestinal disease, with emphasis on hepatic amebiasis ...
José Maria Salles, Luis Alberto Moraes, Mauro Costa Salles   +2 more
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From Diagnostic Challenge to Clinical Success: Rapid Multiplex PCR Identification of Cryptosporidium in HIV‐Associated Refractory Diarrhea: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Cryptosporidiosis remains a challenge in people with HIV despite its decreased incidence in developed countries. We report a case of severe diarrhea in a person with HIV where Gram stain findings prioritized cryptosporidium in the differential diagnosis.
Yudai Kono, Mayu Arase, Kohei Ukai, Keiko Soneda, Shinya Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Ikeuchi, Eisuke Adachi, Yusuke Nomura, Yoshimi Higurashi, Shinji Izumiyama, Kazuki Honjo, Yu Miyakawa, Sozaburo Ihara, Hiroyuki Abe, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Shu Okugawa, Takeya Tsutsumi   +16 more
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The Molecular Interplay Between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Ulcerative Colitis: Unraveling Shared Biomarkers and Pathway Networks

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection show an intriguing inverse epidemiological association, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear, with emerging evidence suggesting H. pylori may modulate colonic inflammation via systemic immune regulation. Methods We used bioinformatics approaches,
Min Zhu, Xiao Li, Xinyuan Huang, Ruihua Dong, Shutian Zhang   +4 more
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Molecular epidemiology of amebiasis. [PDF]

, 2008
Entamoeba histolytica, the causative agent of human amebiasis, remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries and is responsible for up to 100,000 deaths worldwide each year.
Clark, C Graham, Ali, Ibne Karim M, Petri, William A   +2 more
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Hand Hygiene Practices in School Populations: Assessing Their Impact on Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 62, Issue 3, Page 334-354, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim This review aimed to evaluate the impact of school‐based hand hygiene interventions on infectious disease outcomes in school populations. Methods A PROSPERO registered review (CRD42024620293) followed by Cochrane methodology MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed and ERIC formed the databases that received the search.
Namita Singh, Alan Silburn, Nicholas Moore   +2 more
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Ruptured Amoebic Liver Abscess With Empyema, Venous Thromboembolism and Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Amoebiasis, a gastrointestinal infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide among parasitic infections with over 100,000 deaths annually. Apart from dysentery, it can manifest as extraintestinal disease, most commonly liver abscess, and rarely pulmonary, cardiac, and brain involvement.
Nur H. Ahnal, Siti N. Mohd Nawi, Wan S. Wan Ghazali, Alwi Muhd Besari, Hafsah Sazali, Fathin Hadi   +5 more
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Amebiasis Pleuro Pulmonar [PDF]

, 1984
Complementariamente a una revisión anterior sobre amebiasis hépatopulmonar, se presentan 19 casos y más de amebiasis pleuro-pulmonar diagnosticados en el Dispensario N° 1 de Liga Ecuatoriana Antituberculosa de Quito, en los últimos 9 años.
Rodríguez, Jorge
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Intestinal Amebiasis and associated risk factors among pregnant Women attending University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Entameba histolytica (E. histolytica), the etiological agent of intestinal amebiasis poses significant community health concern especially in pregnant woman due to their physiological status.
Abubakar, Abubakar, Musa, Muhammad H., Abdullahi, Idris N., Yunusa, Thairu, Balla, Habiba J., Umar, Kabir, Zakari, Maryam M.   +6 more
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The cAMP responsive element modulator (CREM) transcription factor influences susceptibility to undernutrition and infection

mBio
We previously identified genetic polymorphisms associated with Entamoeba histolytica-positive diarrhea at the locus containing the transcription factor, cAMP responsive element modulator (CREM). Genetic association testing in birth cohorts of Bangladeshi
Audrey C. Brown, Md. Jashim Uddin, Rebecca M. Munday, Farha Naz, G. Brett Moreau, Girija Ramakrishnan, Stephen S. Rich, Rashidul Haque, Genevieve L. Wojcik, Priya Duggal, Chelsea Marie, William A. Petri   +11 more
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Comparison of multiplex-PCR and antigen detection for differential diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Amebiasis is an infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica. However, differentiation between E. histolytica and Entamoeba dispar, which are morphologically identical species, is essential for treatment decision, precaution of the invasive disease and ...
Helena Lúcia Carneiro Santos, Regina Helena Saramago Peralta, Heloisa Werneck de Macedo, Magali Gonçalves Muniz Barreto, José Mauro Peralta   +4 more
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