Samuel L Stanley, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Ellen Li, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001944
Amoebiasis is caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica, a human-specific pathogen that thrives in areas of poor sanitation. The clinical manifestations of E. histolytica infection range from asymptomatic colonization to invasive disease manifest as amoebic dysentery or amoebic liver abscess.
Keywords: Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic colitis; amoebic liver abscess; dysentery
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| Stanley SL Jr, Zhang T, Rubin D and Li E (1995) Role of the Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteinase in amebic liver abscess formation in severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice. Infection and Immunity 63: 1587–1590. | |
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