| Literature DB >> 11049797 |
S G Vreden1, L G Visser, J J Verweij, J Blotkamp, P C Stuiver, A Aguirre, A M Polderman.
Abstract
Human-to-human transmission of Entamoeba histolytica is rare in industrialized countries. We describe an outbreak of amebiasis in a family in The Netherlands, demonstrating that even with Western standards of hygiene, persistent cyst passage may result in the transmission of E. histolytica to household contacts. If E. histolytica is isolated from a person living in an area of nonendemicity, it may be worthwhile to test all family members for cyst passage.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 11049797 DOI： 10.1086/318153
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN： 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079