| Literature DB >> 25048374 |
Koji Watanabe1, Naoyoshi Nagata1, Katsunori Sekine1, Kazuhiro Watanabe1, Toru Igari1, Junko Tanuma1, Yoshimi Kikuchi1, Shinichi Oka1, Hiroyuki Gatanaga2.
Abstract
Seventy-one asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) -infected individuals who underwent colonoscopy for detection of diseases other than amebiasis were included in this study. Ulcerative lesions caused by Entamoeba histolytica were identified by colonoscopy and biopsy in 11.3% (8 of 71) of individuals. Stool microscopic examination hardly identified Entamoeba, whereas serum antibody against E. histolytica was often elevated in patients with subclinical intestinal amebiasis. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II allele against E. histolytica infection (DQB1*06:01) was frequently identified in these patients. This study emphasizes the endemic nature of E. histolytica infection in our cohort and the difficulties in epidemiological control. © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25048374 PMCID: PMC4183411 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0278
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345