Early Clinical Response of a Large Amebic Liver Abscess to Eravacycline Prior to Metronidazole Initiation: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesEntamoeba histolytica is an amebic protozoan that is often asymptomatic, with many patients being asymptomatic carriers. However, 10 percent of cases manifest with amebic dysentery and, less commonly, amebic liver abscesses.
Jamal A. Anthony +2 more
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Necrotizing amebic colitis in an elder patient: an unexpected autopsy finding [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2023 Necrotizing amebic colitis is an uncommon amebiasis complication associated with high mortality. We present a case of necrotizing amebic colitis in an old patient whose diagnosis was revealed at postmortem examination.
Maria Aparecida Marchesan Rodrigues +2 more
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Inhibition of Amebic Lysosomal Acidification Blocks Amebic Trogocytosis and Cell Killing [PDF]
mBio, 2017 Entamoeba histolytica ingests fragments of live host cells in a nibbling-like process termed amebic trogocytosis. Amebic trogocytosis is required for cell killing and contributes to tissue invasion, which is a hallmark of invasive amebic colitis.
Allissia A. Gilmartin +2 more
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Proteomic comparison of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar and the role of E. histolytica alcohol dehydrogenase 3 in virulence. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009 The protozoan intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects millions of people worldwide and is capable of causing amebic dysentery and amebic liver abscess.
Paul H Davis +5 more
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CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2016 Amebiasis is a common cause of dysentery in India and can have an atypical fulminant course with negative serological tests in immunosuppressed individuals such as chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Manmeet Singh Jhawar +3 more
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Epidemiology of reportable infectious diseases in the Najran Health Cluster [PDF]
Journal of Family and Community Medicine: BACKGROUND: To control disease outbreaks and promote the prevention of disease, monitoring the burden of infectious illnesses and their epidemiology is essential.
Seham M. Eldeeb +7 more
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Correlation between notifiable infectious diseases and transportation passenger traffic from 2013 to 2019 in mainland China [PDF]
BMC Public HealthPurpose Population mobility significantly contributes to the spread and prevalence of infectious diseases, posing a serious threat to public health safety and sustainable development across the globe.
Cuiping Xia +3 more
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A case of amebic colitis: A potentially fatal mimicker of inflammatory bowel disease. [PDF]
JPGN RepABSTRACT Amebiasis, caused by Entamoeba histolytica, can present diagnostic challenges due to its diverse clinical manifestations and potential for misdiagnosis, particularly in regions with low incidence rates. We report a case of a 9‐year‐old girl initially diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease but later confirmed to have amebic colitis.
Ateeqi FA, Shaikhkhalil AK, Nowshad N.
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Biochemical study for Amoebic dysentery in patients with Entamoeba histolytica in Thi-Qar province/southern Iraq [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022 Entamoeba histolytica is a parasitic protozoan that caused amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery, it is an intestinal disease which infects colon and liver Amoebic dysentery is spread all over the world. E.
Fawaz h Sabeeh, Amal Khalaf
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