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High prevalence of Entamoeba moshkovskii in a Tanzanian HIV population
被引:34
作者:
Beck, David L.
[1
,2
]
Dogan, Nihal
[3
]
Maro, Venance
Sam, Noel E.
Shao, John
Houpt, Eric R.
[1
]
机构:
[1] Univ Virginia Hlth Syst, Div Infect Dis & Int Hlth, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
[2] Texas A & M Int Univ, Dept Biol & Chem, Laredo, TX 78041 USA
[3] Osmangazi Univ, Fac Med, Dept Microbiol, TR-26480 Eskisehir, Turkey
关键词:
Entamoeba;
moshkovskii;
histolytica;
dispar;
Tanzania;
HIV;
D O I:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.03.013
中图分类号:
R38 [医学寄生虫学];
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号:
07 [理学];
0710 [生物学];
09 [农学];
100103 [病原生物学];
摘要:
Entamoeba moshkovskii and Entamoeba dispar are microscopically indistinguishable from the pathogenic species Entamoeba histolytica. There are limited data on the prevalence of these commensal infections from Africa. We utilized PCR and antigen detection to evaluate the carriage rate of E. moshkovskii, E. dispar, and E. histolytica infection in stool from a cohort of HIV-suspected or confirmed inpatients from Tanzania. E. histolytica was detected by ELISA in 4% (5/118) while E. moshkovskii and E. dispar were detected by PCR in 13% (18/136) and 5% (7/136) of individuals, respectively (P < 0.05). Supporting their commensal nature, neither E. moshkovskii nor E. dispar infection was statistically associated with HIV status, CD4 count, or the presence of diarrhea. These data suggest E. moshkovskii is a common infection in HIV-infected individuals in northern Tanzania and supports the concept that the microscopic detection of Entamoeba should be interpreted cautiously. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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