Invasive amebic diseases caused by Entamoeba histolytica are increasing among men who have sex with men and co-infection of ameba and HIV-1 is an emerging problem in developed East Asian countries. To characterize the clinical and epidemiological features of invasive amebiasis in HIV-1 patients, the medical records of 170 co-infected cases were analyzed retrospectively, and E. histolytica genot...

The most common infections in humans are caused by intestinal parasites. In Brazil, parasitic a major public health problems. These infestation levels may be related to several factors such as climate, social and economic conditions the characteristics of Brazilian Amazon few studies determine prevalence amebiasis. Therefore, this study was conducted order examine occurrence amebiasis during fl...

Amebiasis is an infection caused by the intestinal protozoan Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica). About 90% of infections are asymptomatic, and the remaining 10%of infections produce a spectrum of clinical syndromes ranging from dysentery to abscesses of the liver or other organs. Most asymptomatic carriers harbor nonpathogenic strains {E. dispar) which do not cause invasive disease. Some pa...

Amebiasis is epidemic in two major populations in Japan: male homosexuals and institutionalized people. Currently available diagnostic, chemotherapeutic, and prophylactic measures and their problems are discussed. Recent advances in basic research on amebiasis are also described with new findings of unique metabolisms and intracellular structures and organization. Discoveries and analyses of th...

<b>Aim: </b>Amebiasis is a disease caused by protozoon <i>Entamoeba histolytica</i>, that results in amoebic dysentery. While intestinal parasites are the third leading cause of death, especially developing countries, it has been global concern. Bibliometric methods have used parasitology discipline for more than 30 years, however there not any bibliometric study on ameb...

BACKGROUND Intestinal amebiasis is one of the important differential diagnoses of Inflammatory Bowel Disorders in areas where it is highly prevalent. AIM Studies comparing the clinical, endoscopic and histological features of these disorders have never been done, so we undertook this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study comparing mucosal biopsies of 14 consecutive cases of int...