A Review of the Global Burden, New Diagnostics, and Current Therapeutics for Amebiasis

Amebiasis, due to the pathogenic parasite Entamoeba histolytica, is a leading cause of diarrhea globally. Largely an infection of impoverished communities in developing countries, amebiasis has emerged as an important infection among returning travelers, immigrants, and men who have sex with men res...

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Published in:	Open forum infectious diseases Vol. 5; no. 7; p. ofy161
Main Authors:	Shirley, Debbie-Ann T, Farr, Laura, Watanabe, Koji, Moonah, Shannon
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Oxford University Press 01.07.2018
Subjects:	Editor's Choice Review colitis HIV MSM diarrhea PCR amebiasis burden
ISSN:	2328-8957, 2328-8957
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