Entamoeba histolytica is an invasive enteric protozoan parasite that causes amebiasis. Globally, diarrheal disease is second only to pneumonia as a leading cause of death in children under five, and intestinal amebiasis is one of the top ten causes of severe diarrhea in the developing world. Amebiasis is more common in malnourished children, a state that afflicts approximately onethird of child...

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between microbiota number of some common bacterial species in children's gut with Entamoeba histolytica infection. To achieve that,49 samples stool were collected, 29 from children acute amebiasis and 20 healthy children, ages ranging 1 month 12 years both genders. Counting three types bacteria Lactobacillus spp., Bifidobacterium spp. Escherichia co...

Entamoeba histolytica, the etiological agent of amebiasis, is a significant cause of pediatric diarrhea in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The clinical outcome of an E. histolytica exposure varies enormously and can present as diarrhea, dysentery, or amebic liver abscess. Host and parasite factors likely contribute to the outcome of infection with the parasite, but do not explain the wide va...