Several enteric protozoa cause severe morbidity and mortality in both humans and animals
worldwide. In developed settings, enteric protozoa are often ignored as a cause of diarrheal …

Amoebiasis, an enteric protozoan disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is a public
health problem in many developing countries, causing up to 100,000 fatal cases annually …

Globally, the number of immunosuppressed people increases each year, with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic continuing to spread unabated in many parts of the …

The aim of this study was to describe the first development and evaluation of a multiplex
tandem PCR (MT-PCR) assay for the detection and identification of 4 common pathogenic …

Background Entamoeba histolytica is an important protozoan intestinal infection in resource-
poor settings, including Vietnam. The study objective was to assess risk factors of E …

Background Epidemiological studies carried out using culture or microscopy in most of the
amoebiasis endemic developing countries, yielded confusing results since none of these …

Significance: Parasitic diseases affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide and
represent major health problems. Treatment is becoming extremely difficult due to the …

The present study was conducted to compare two stool antigen detection kits with PCR for
the diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica infections by using fecal specimens submitted to the …

Amebiasis is caused by Entamoeba histolytica that remains a global health burden mainly in
developing countries despite advancements in neglected tropical disease control programs …

Entamoeba histolytica is a pathogenic ameba that has recently been recognized as an
emerging pathogen in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Asia-Pacific countries where it …