Entamoeba histolytica - Pathogenic Protozoan of the Large Intestine in Humans

<p>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 tr...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Piotr Nowak (Author), Katarzyna Mastalska (Author), Jakub Loster (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Biochemical Technology - Peertechz Publications, 2015-12-30.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to this object online.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

MARC

LEADER 00000 am a22000003u 4500
001 peertech__10_17352_jcmbt_000003
042 |a dc 
100 1 0 |a Piotr Nowak  |e author 
700 1 0 |a  Katarzyna Mastalska  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Jakub Loster  |e author 
245 0 0 |a Entamoeba histolytica - Pathogenic Protozoan of the Large Intestine in Humans 
260 |b Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Biochemical Technology - Peertechz Publications,   |c 2015-12-30. 
520 |a <p>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</p> 
540 |a Copyright © Piotr Nowak et al. 
546 |a en 
655 7 |a Review Article  |2 local 
856 4 1 |u https://doi.org/10.17352/jcmbt.000003  |z Connect to this object online.