Dientamoeba fragilis, One of the Neglected Intestinal Protozoa
| Autor: | Lynne S. Garcia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Dientamoebiasis 030231 tropical medicine 030106 microbiology Antiprotozoal Agents Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine parasitic diseases medicine Prevalence Animals Humans Cyst Clinical significance Intestinal Diseases Parasitic Dientamoeba fragilis Dientamoeba Blastocystis biology Transmission (medicine) Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence Neglected Diseases Minireviews medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Disease Models Animal |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical microbiology. 54(9) |
| ISSN: | 1098-660X |
| Popis: | Dientamoeba fragilis is a single-celled protozoan, closely related to the trichomonads. Reported worldwide as causing human gastrointestinal symptoms, D. fragilis is very common and is second only to Blastocystis spp. Dientamoebiasis equals or exceeds the incidence of giardiasis. This minireview includes diagnostic options, clinical relevance, therapy, an animal model, the confirmed cyst stage, and sequencing data. The development of a rodent model, fulfilling Koch's postulates, and the confirmation of a cyst stage have clarified transmission routes, including fecal-oral transmission. The prevalence of D. fragilis varies between 0% to over 82%; results depend on the geographic location, group studied, and diagnostic methods used. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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