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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 ...
Jade Nasrallah, Mohammad Akhoundi, Djamel Haouchine, Anthony Marteau, Stéphane Mantelet, Philippe Wind, Robert Benamouzig, Olivier Bouchaud, Robin Dhote, Arezki Izri   +9 more
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Ruptured Amoebic Liver Abscess With Empyema, Venous Thromboembolism and Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
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.
Nur H. Ahnal, Siti N. Mohd Nawi, Wan S. Wan Ghazali, Alwi Muhd Besari, Hafsah Sazali, Fathin Hadi   +5 more
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Amoebiasis: Advances in Diagnosis, Treatment, Immunology Features and the Interaction with the Intestinal Ecosystem

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023
This review of human amoebiasis is based on the most current knowledge of pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and Entamoeba/microbiota interactions.
Patricia Morán, Eric Gregorio Hernandez, Tobías Portillo-Bobadilla   +2 more
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A Rare Case of Primary Pulmonary Amoebiasis without Gastrointestinal Involvement: A Case Report

Jurnal Respirasi, 2021
Introduction: The main pathogen of amoebiasis is Entamoeba histolytica which is very common in tropical and developing countries, where sanitation, hygiene, and low socio-economic status are major problems.
Arie Gradiyanto Nugroho, Edijono Edijono
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Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of amoebiasis. [PDF]

Frontline Gastroenterol
With increasing international travel and migration, tropical and infectious diseases once largely confined to specialist institutes now present more widely.
Cooney J, Siakavellas SI, Chiodini PL, Mahadeva U, Godbole G, Pollok RC, Smith PJ.   +6 more
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A 12-Year Retrospective Study of Invasive Amoebiasis in Western Sydney: Evidence of Local Acquisition

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.
Ana Domazetovska, Rogan Lee, Chandra Adhikari, Matthew Watts, Nicole Gilroy, Damien Stark, Shobini Sivagnanam   +6 more
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Trogocytosis by Entamoeba histolytica Mediates Acquisition and Display of Human Cell Membrane Proteins and Evasion of Lysis by Human Serum [PDF]

mBio, 2019
We previously showed that Entamoeba histolytica kills human cells through a mechanism that we termed trogocytosis (“trogo-” means “nibble”), due to its resemblance to trogocytosis in other organisms. In microbial eukaryotes like E.
Hannah W. Miller, Rene L. Suleiman, Katherine S. Ralston   +2 more
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Characterization of Entamoeba histolytica adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (APS) kinase; validation as a target and provision of leads for the development of new drugs against amoebiasis.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
BackgroundAmoebiasis, caused by Entamoeba histolytica infection, is a global public health problem. However, available drugs to treat amoebiasis are currently limited, and no effective vaccine exists.
Fumika Mi-Ichi, Takeshi Ishikawa, Vo Kha Tam, Sharmina Deloer, Shinjiro Hamano, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Hiroki Yoshida   +6 more
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Serodiagnosis of amoebic abscess: a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study of kits marketed in Europe [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Amoebiasis 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
E. Prétot, M-P. Brenier-Pinchart, P. Tirard-Collet, F. Gabriel, F. Touafek, A. Marteau, L. Delcey, C. Amiot, D. Dupont, H. Fricker-Hidalgo, H. Sokol, A. Moreno-Sabater, F. Grenouillet   +12 more
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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 Gastroenterology
Bogusz Aksak-Wąs, Malwina Karasińska-Cieślak, Miłosz Parczewski Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Acquired Immunodeficiency, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandCorrespondence: Bogusz Aksak ...
Aksak-Wąs B, Karasińska-Cieślak M, Parczewski M   +2 more
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