2012
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(12)70147-0
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Entamoeba histolytica infection in men who have sex with men

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“…Moreover, E. histolytica has been consistently found to be the predominant species isolated in Japan, with E. dispar being very rare. 22,32 Such apparent lack of E. dispar in Japan appears to be a globally unique phenomenon. Thus, although majority of cases diagnosed by colonoscopy were due to microscopy, given the predominance of E. histolytica in Japan, and the similar results obtained from the sub-analysis restricting to cases diagnosed by molecular methods, misclassification due to E. dispar seems unlikely to play a role.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, E. histolytica has been consistently found to be the predominant species isolated in Japan, with E. dispar being very rare. 22,32 Such apparent lack of E. dispar in Japan appears to be a globally unique phenomenon. Thus, although majority of cases diagnosed by colonoscopy were due to microscopy, given the predominance of E. histolytica in Japan, and the similar results obtained from the sub-analysis restricting to cases diagnosed by molecular methods, misclassification due to E. dispar seems unlikely to play a role.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…dispar (56.2%), this finding may be underestimated. Hung and colleagues 14 showed that microscopy examination in routine clinical laboratories has a low sensitive for E. histolytica/E. dispar detection.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…ALA has been associated to possible infectious vectors such as intravenous drug use or tattoo needles [24]. Thirdly, it has been reported that homosexuals have a higher risk of invasive amebic diseases, especially in HIV infected patients [25,26]. In this study, 12% of the patients mentioned having homosexual contacts and one patient (2%) was HIV positive.…”
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confidence: 55%