MeSH Review:
Dysentery, Amebic
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- Use of rapid dipstick and latex agglutination tests and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of amebic liver abscess, amebic Colitis, and Entamoeba histolytica Cyst Passage. van Doorn, H.R., Hofwegen, H., Koelewijn, R., Gilis, H., Peek, R., Wetsteyn, J.C., van Genderen, P.J., Vervoort, T., van Gool, T. J. Clin. Microbiol. (2005)
- Paromomycin therapy of endemic amebiasis in homosexual men. Sullam, P.M., Slutkin, G., Gottlieb, A.B., Mills, J. Sexually transmitted diseases. (1986)
- Role of intraoperative prograde colonic lavage and a decompressive loop ileostomy in the management of transmural amoebic colitis. Luvuno, F.M. The British journal of surgery. (1990)
- Tinidazole treatment of acute amebic dysentery in children. Scragg, J.N., Proctor, E.M. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. (1977)
- Comparison of metronidazole and chloroquine for the treatment of amoebic liver abscess. A controlled trial. Cohen, H.G., Reynolds, T.B. Gastroenterology (1975)
- Tumor necrosis factor alpha is a key mediator of gut inflammation seen in amebic colitis in human intestine in the SCID mouse-human intestinal xenograft model of disease. Zhang, Z., Mahajan, S., Zhang, X., Stanley, S.L. Infect. Immun. (2003)
- Humoral and mucosal IgA antibody response to a recombinant 52-kDa cysteine-rich portion of the Entamoeba histolytica galactose-inhibitable lectin correlates with detection of native 170-kDa lectin antigen in serum of patients with amebic colitis. Abou-el-Magd, I., Soong, C.J., el-Hawey, A.M., Ravdin, J.I. J. Infect. Dis. (1996)
- Treatment of symptomatic intestinal amoebiasis with tinidazole. Garcia, E.G. Drugs (1978)
- Paromomycin in the treatment of mild-to-moderate intestinal amebiasis. McAuley, J.B., Juranek, D.D. Clin. Infect. Dis. (1992)
- Prevention of intestinal amebiasis by vaccination with the Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNac lectin. Houpt, E., Barroso, L., Lockhart, L., Wright, R., Cramer, C., Lyerly, D., Petri, W.A. Vaccine (2004)
- Activity of quinfamide against natural infections of Entamoeba criceti in hamsters: a new potent agent for intestinal amoebiasis. Slighter, R.G., Yarinsky, A., Drobeck, H.P., Bailey, D.M. Parasitology (1980)
- A study with quinfamide in the treatment of chronic amebiasis in adults. Guevara, L., Garcia Tsao, G., Uscanga, L.F. Clinical therapeutics. (1983)
- Short-term treatment of acute intestinal amoebiasis with ornidazole. Leimer, R., Fernandez, F., Lotvin, B.R., Pereira, G.J., Schenone, H. Acta Trop. (1980)
- Entamoeba histolytica: identification of a distinct beta2 integrin-like molecule with a potential role in cellular adherence. Pillai, D.R., Kain, K.C. Exp. Parasitol. (2005)
- Counterelectrophoresis in the diagnosis of amebiasis. Alper, E.I., Littler, C., Monroe, L.S. Am. J. Gastroenterol. (1976)
- A new isoform of the serine-rich E. histolytica protein recognized by human secretory IgA antibodies from patients with intestinal amebiasis. Carrero, J.C., Petrossian, P., Sánchez-Zerpa, M., Laclette, J.P., Ortiz-Ortiz, L. Arch. Med. Res. (1997)
- Symptomatic amebic colitis in a Japanese homosexual AIDS patient. Ohnishi, K., Murata, M., Okuzawa, E. Intern. Med. (1994)
- Flagyl (Metronidazole) in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis. Part IV. Tjaj, J.K., Sutanto, A.H., Simatupang, J. Paediatrica Indonesiana. (1976)
- Letter: Alpha-fetoprotein in amoebic colitis and liver abscess. Gétaz, P. British medical journal. (1975)
- Western blot of Entamoeba histolytica antigenic fractions: reactivity analysis with sera from intestinal amoebiasis patients. Ximénez, C., Sosa, O., Leyva, O., Morán, P., Melendro, E.I., Ramiro, M. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. (1992)
- Antiamoebic activity of 3,3'-fluro-4,4'-di-(pyrrolidine-2-ylidene amino)-diphenyl (liroldine), against experimentally infected intestinal and hepatic amoebiasis. Chatterjee, D.K., Iyer, S.N., Venugopalan, B., Raether, W. Indian J. Exp. Biol. (1997)
- Diagnostic tests for amoebic liver abscess: comparison of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE). Restrepo, M.I., Restrepo, Z., Elsa Villareal, C.L., Aguirre, A., Restrepo, M. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. (1996)