Invasive amoebiasis: an emerging parasitic disease in patients infected with HIV in an area endemic for amoebic infection

Hung, Chien‐Ching; Chen, Pei‐Jer; Hsieh, Szu‐Min; Wong, Jau‐Min; Fang, Chi-Tai; Chang, Shan-Chwen; Chen, Mao-Yuan

doi:10.1097/00002030-199912030-00014

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“…Serologic testing for amoebisis is highly specific, the IHA is considered as the most specific test. [10] CONCLUSION Considering the high endemicity of the disease and high fatality rate of amoebic colitis [2] , a high index of suspicion in any case of colitis along with serological testing is indicated for the early diagnosis and timely management.…”

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Amoebic Peritonitis Associated with Cirrhosis of Liver: A Case Report

2017

IJCRR

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Introduction: Amoebic peritonitis is due to the rupture of amoebic liver abscess or perforation of amoebic colitis. Amoebic peritonitis is associated with very high mortality. Methodology: A case of amoebic peritonitis is reported in a young adult female with live cirrhosis. The diagnosis of amoebic peritonitis was established by the demonstration of trophozoites in the ascitic fluid and significant titres in indirect haemagglutination test.

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Amoebic Peritonitis Associated with Cirrhosis of Liver: A Case Report

2017

IJCRR

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“…In a Chinese study, a higher seroprevalence of E. histolytica infections was also found in HIV-infected patients (Chen et al, 2007). Furthermore, two studies conducted in Taiwan revealed a positive association as well (Hung et al, 2005;Tsai et al, 2006). Over the past decade, there has been an increasingly reported risk of amebiasis in East Asian countries like Japan, Taiwan and South Korea particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM) probably due to oral-anal sexual contact Watanabe et al, 2011).…”

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“…A nested multiplex PCR was developed by many groups. This method has the added advantage of increasing the sensitivity and specificity of the test whilst simultaneously detecting and differentiating E. histolytica and E. dispar from DNA extracted from microscopy-positive stool specimens Hung et al, 2005;Nunez et al, 2001). A nested PCR method for the identification of E. moshkovskii in fecal samples was developed as a nested 18S rDNA PCR followed by restriction endonuclease digestion .…”

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Amoebiasis in the Tropics: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis

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ElBakri²,

AbuOdeh³

2012

Current Topics in Tropical Medicine

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“…Abscesses may occur particularly often in people with AIDS [30][31][32][33][34][35]. Sometimes amoebic abscesses require surgical removal.…”

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Entamoeba histolytica - Pathogenic Protozoan of the Large Intestine in Humans

Nowak¹

2015

J Clin Microbiol Biochem Technol

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Entamoeba histolytica is a cosmopolitan, parasitic protozoan of human large intestine, which is a causative agent of amoebiasis. Amoebiasis manifests with persistent diarrhea containing mucus or blood, accompanied by abdominal pain, flatulence, nausea and fever. In some cases amoebas may travel through the bloodstream from the intestine to the liver or to other organs, causing multiple abscesses. Amoebiasis is a dangerous, parasitic disease and after malaria the second cause of deaths related to parasitic infections worldwide. The highest rate of infections is observed among people living in or traveling through the tropics. Laboratory diagnosis of amoebiasis is quite difficult, comprising of microscopy and methods of molecular biology. Pathogenic species Entamoeba histolytica has to be differentiated from other nonpathogenic amoebas of the intestine, so called commensals, that very often live in the human large intestine and remain harmless. Other intestinal commensals are Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba moshkovskii, morphologically the same as pathogenic species Entamoeba histolytica sensu stricto. The differential diagnosis of these three amoebas is possible with detection of their DNA.get sick, and 100 thousand people die because of amoebosis-induced infection dysentery [2].E. histolytica belongs to the cosmopolitan parasites, occurring throughout the globe. Particularly exposed to this parasite are people living and traveling to the tropical and subtropical zones (Asia, Africa, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South America, South Africa). These zones climatic conditions are optimal for the Protozoan cysts, which described the external environment can survive for many days. This fact contributes to the increase in the number of infections slider Entamoeba histolytica amongst people in tropical zones. According to Weinke to high-risk groups who are particularly vulnerable to being infected by E. histolytica include men with a homosexual orientation [3]. Prevalence, it means the incidence of infection is low in Poland and is about 1%, while in tropical countries can claim up to 50%. Most of the amoebiasis cases reported in Poland applies to people returning from a different climate zone and foreigners.The digestive tract may be inhabited by several species of nonpathogenic amoebas in the family Entamoebidae, which include Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba hartmanni, Entamoeba polecki, Endolimax nana,. The aforementioned amoebas are so called commensals of colon, which may settle the intestinal mucosa physiologically not attracting damages. There are only isolated reports in the literature that some commensals may lead to pathogenic actions in the human large intestine. There have been a couple of cases of diarrhea problems caused by infections of Endolimax nana, Entamoeba polecki and I. bűtschlii in immunocompromised patients [6].In 1925, Brumpt suggested that within the family Entamoebidae there are species Entamoeba dispar, which is morphologically Abbreviations E.

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Invasive amoebiasis: an emerging parasitic disease in patients infected with HIV in an area endemic for amoebic infection

Abstract: IA is an increasingly important parasitic disease among patients with HIV infection in Taiwan. IHA assay has a good specificity and high negative predictive value in diagnosis of IA.

Cited by 76 publications

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Amoebic Peritonitis Associated with Cirrhosis of Liver: A Case Report

Amoebic Peritonitis Associated with Cirrhosis of Liver: A Case Report

Amoebiasis in the Tropics: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis

Entamoeba histolytica - Pathogenic Protozoan of the Large Intestine in Humans

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