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Prevalencia del complejo Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar en pacientes con síntomas gastrointestinales de diarrea procedentes de Cumaná, Estado Sucre

Kasmera, 2005
: Entamoeba histolytica is considered a public health problem due to its high prevalence and its consequences for the affected individuals, and especially in children where it can cause death.
Mora Leonor, García Ana, Donato Marcos
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Simultaneous Differentiation and Typing of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2002
ABSTRACT Sequences corresponding to some of the polymorphic loci previously reported from Entamoeba histolytica have been detected in Entamoeba dispar . Comparison of nucleotide sequences of two loci between E.
Mehreen, Zaki, Parool, Meelu, Wei, Sun, C Graham, Clark   +3 more
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors for Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Schoolchildren at Mikara Primary School, Northwest Ethiopia

BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are major public health problems with a wide global distribution and are associated with significant diseases and death, especially in preschool‐aged and school‐aged children. This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of IPIs and at identifying related risk factors among schoolchildren enrolled at Mikara ...
Gebre Ayanaw Alula, Yideg Abinew, Hannah Wesley   +2 more
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Gastrointestinal Parasites in Humans and Rhesus Macaques: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Gastrointestinal parasitism in wild animals at the human‐wildlife interface may be a warning concern both for wildlife health and human health. The current study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in humans and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in the Nilbarahi area, an area with ...
Sabina Chhetala, Roshan Babu Adhikari, Janak Raj Subedi, Tirth Raj Ghimire   +3 more
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Examination and separation of zymodemes of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar in the south of Iran

Iranian South Medical Journal, 2005
Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar can not be differentiated with each other in microscopic examination of stool but isoenzyme electrophoresis is the gold standard technique.
Nematollah Sahebani, Lame Akhlaghi, Hoormozd Urmazdi, Gholamreza Hatam, Mohammad Hossain Motazedian   +4 more
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Proteomic comparison of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar and the role of E. histolytica alcohol dehydrogenase 3 in virulence.

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, Minghe Chen, Xiaochun Zhang, C Graham Clark, R Reid Townsend, Samuel L Stanley   +5 more
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Differentiating Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba moshkovskii using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in rural communities in Malaysia

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background In this study, a total of 426 human faecal samples were examined for the presence of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, Entamoeba moshkovskii infection via a combination of microscopic examination and nested polymerase chain reaction ...
Ngui Romano, Angal Lorainne, Fakhrurrazi Siti, Lian Yvonne Lim, Ling Lau, Ibrahim Jamaiah, Mahmud Rohela   +6 more
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Undernutrition Among Elementary School Children in Zenzelima Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A School‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Intestinal parasites and malnutrition are major public health challenges in Ethiopia, highlighting the need for local epidemiological data to inform effective prevention and intervention strategies. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection, undernutrition, and their associated risk factors
Abera Ademasu Birhanu, Mulat Yimer, Habtu Debash, Megbaru Alemu Abate   +3 more
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The use of the antifungal agent miconazole as an inhibitor of Blastocystis hominis growth in Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar cultures Uso do antifúngico miconazol como inibidor do crescimento de Blastocystis hominis em culturas de Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2007
In regions with high prevalence, Blastocystis hominis is frequently found in association with Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar in xenic cultures. Its exacerbated growth is often superimposed on the growth of amebas, thus impeding the continuation of the ...
Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, João da Costa Viana, Edna Maria Pires, Márcio Neves Bóia, José Rodrigues Coura, Edward Félix Silva   +5 more
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Differential detection of Entamoeba histolytica from Entamoeba dispar by parasitological and nested multiplex polymerase chain reaction methods [PDF]

Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2014
Introduction: Amebiasis is an intestinal illness caused by a one-celled parasite (amoeba) called Entamoeba (E) histolytica. E histolytica and E dispar are morphologicallyundistinguishable but have genetic and functional differences. E.
esmaiel fallah, Abbas Shahbazi, majid yazdanjoii, Bahman Rahimi-Esboei   +3 more
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