The protozoan parasites Entamoeba histolytica and Blastocystis hominis are responsible for causing human amebiasis and hominis infections,respectively.These infections are highly prevalent and are often linked to wate...
Amebic liver abscess(ALA)is still a common problem in the tropical world,where it affects over three-quarters of patients with liver abscess.It is caused by an anaerobic protozoan Entamoeba hystolytica,which primarily...
Amebiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the protozoa Entamoeba histolytica. It is capable of causing a spectrum of illnesses from asymptomatic infection, to dysentery and invasive extra-intestinal conditions, the...
BACKGROUND Amebic colitis is an infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica and most commonly observed in regions with poor sanitation.It is also seen as a sexually transmitted disease in developed countries.While amebi...
Background:Primary pulmonary amoeba is very rare and here we report a case of a 68-year-old man presenting with primary pulmonary amoeba after undergoing chemotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma.Case presentation:In Octob...
Amebiasis is uncommon in developed countries. Several case reports in the literature emphasize that both the presenting symptoms and the radiological findings of colonic amebiasis closely resemble more common conditio...
supported financially by a research grant from the Natural Sciences Research Institute,University of the Philippines ) BIO 1 l-l-05) to W.L.R.
Objective:To develop a loop-mediated isothermal amplification(LAMP) assay for the detection of Entamoeba histolytica(E.histolytica),the causative agent of amebiasis.Methods:The LAMP primer set was designed from E.hist...
Entameba histolytica is a protozoan that usually causes procto-colitis. E. histolytica amebiasis is endemic in tropical countries but exceedingly rare in the US Amebic liver abscess commonly presents with fever, abdom...
Supported by Scientific Research Projects Governing Unit ofGaziantep University(No.TF:00 04)
Objective:To determine the level of oxygen-nitrogen stress parameters in the pathogenesis of amebiasis.Methods:Twenty-four acute intestinal amebiasis patients and 20 healthy controls were enrolled in the present study...
A 54-year-old man presented with rectal pain and bleeding secondary to ulcerated,necrotic rectal and cecal masses that resembled colorectal carcinoma upon colonoscopy.These masses were later determined to be benign am...