Risk of underdiagnosing amebic dysentery due to false-negative Entamoeba histolytica antigen detection

Autor: Pilar Escamilla, Germán Soriano, Carmen Muñoz, Teresa Llovet, Roser Solé, Núria Prim

Publikováno v: DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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Entamoeba histolytica antigen assays on stool are widely used to diagnose amebiasis. We report a case of confirmed amebic colitis with a false-negative antigen detection that became positive after treatment. Our results indicate that these assays may

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