Ruptured Amoebic Liver Abscess With Empyema, Venous Thromboembolism and Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsAmoebiasis, a gastrointestinal infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide among parasitic infections with over 100,000 deaths annually.
Nur H. Ahnal +5 more
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018 In Australia, amoebiasis is thought to occur in travellers, immigrants from endemic areas, and among men who have sex with men. Prevalence of amoebiasis in communities with immigrants from Entamoeba histolytica-endemic countries is unknown.
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Dynamics of Amoebiasis Transmission: Stability and Sensitivity Analysis
Mathematics, 2017 Compartmental epidemic models are intriguing in the sense that the generic model may explain different kinds of infectious diseases with minor modifications. However, there may exist some ailments that may not fit the generic capsule.
Fidèle Hategekimana, Snehanshu Saha
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Updates on the worldwide burden of amoebiasis: A case series and literature review
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022 Background: Amoebiasis is an intestinal and tissue parasitic infection caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. Despite significant medical importance and worldwide dispersion, little is known about the epidemiology and distinct geographical ...
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Primary pulmonary amoebiasis mimicking lung tumour in immunocompromised patient: A case report
Respirology Case Reports, 2023 Amoebiasis is the most common protozoan disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica. The second most frequent extraintestinal infection, behind amoebic liver abscess, is pulmonary amoebiasis. We present the case of an immunocompromised 40‐year‐old man.
Andika Chandra Putra +1 more
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Serodiagnosis of amoebic abscess: a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study of kits marketed in Europe [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyAmoebiasis is a cosmopolitan parasitic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica. The most lethal form is extra-intestinal amoebiasis, mainly manifesting as liver abscesses. Diagnosis is based on clinical, radiological, and biological tests. However, there
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Overcoming Geographical Constraints: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge of Amebic Liver Abscess in a Non-Endemic Region [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental GastroenterologyBogusz Aksak-Wąs, Malwina Karasińska-Cieślak, Miłosz Parczewski Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Acquired Immunodeficiency, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandCorrespondence: Bogusz Aksak ...
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Comparative immunological study of children infected with Entamoeba spp. parasites in Thi-Qar province [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 Background. Amoebiasis is one of the major public health problems, it is caused by the genus Entamoeba which includes several species, such as E. histolytica, E. dispar and E. moshkovskii. Purposes.
Iman Adhab Ali, Zainab Abdali Mohammad
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Entamoeba histolytica Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Agents that Infect Humans and Some Other Mammals: A Review [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Amoebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica is an important issue in world public health because it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Entamoeba histolytica is the only species of its genus that commonly causes mild irritation, injury, to ...
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BEE VENOM LOADED CHITOSAN NANOPARTICLES AS TREATMENT FOR AMOEBIASIS IN MICE [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2017 Entamoeba histolytica is an invasive parasite and results in intestinal inflammation and amebic liver abscess. Metronidazole is the main used drug for amoebiasis in both adults and children.
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