Objectives To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with intestinal parasites
in the population of San Juan Cosala, Jalisco, Mexico. Methods A total of 277 samples from …

The genus Entamoeba includes a variety of widely distributed species adapted to live in the
digestive tracts of humans and a large variety of animals of different classes. The objective of …

Performance evaluation of diagnostic tests is critical in the search for accurate diagnoses. A
gold standard test is usually absent in parasitology, thus rendering satisfactory assessment …

La contaminación fecal del suelo, agua y alimentos es un problema de salud pública que
determina altas tasas de morbilidad de parasitosis intestinales en personas de todas las …

Introduction: Epidemiological studies on amebiasis have been reassessed since
Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar were first recognized as distinct species. Because the …

A diarreia crônica, caracterizada pela presença de mais de três dejeções de consistência
pastosa durante pelo menos quatro semanas, é frequentemente encontrada na prática …

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 …

ELISA was used to test the presence of the human pathogenic amoeba Entamoeba
histolytica in archaeological samples from 2 cemeteries in Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean …

Interactions between parasites during co‐infections are often complex and can impact
immunization and treatment programmes, as well as disease outcomes and morbidity …

It is now well established that Entamoeba histolytica was indeed a species complex
comprising of pathogenic E. histolytica and morphologically indistinguishable non …