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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Overdiagnosis of amoebiasis in the absence of Entamoeba histolytica among patients presenting with diarrhoea in Wonji and Akaki, Ethiopia
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 97, No. 3, Year 2003
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To confirm the high reported incidence of intestinal amoebiasis among study participants at 2 cohort ses in Ethiopia where an HIV/AIDS study is taking place, stool samples of 232 patients wh complaints of diarrhoea were examined for the presence of Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar DNA between April and December 2001. By microscopy, 91 (39%) of the study participants were reported to harbour Entamoeba trophozoes and/or four-nucleated cysts. Using specific E. histolytica and E. dispar DNA amplification and detection, none of the study participants were found to be infected wh E. histolytica and only 21 (9%) wh E. dispar. The consequences of the overdiagnosis of E. histolytica are briefly discussed. © 2003 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kebede, Amha H.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethio-netherlands Aids Research Project Enarp
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Verweij, Jaco J.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Dorigo-Zetsma, Wendelien
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethio-netherlands Aids Research Project Enarp
Sanders, Eduard Joachim
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethio-netherlands Aids Research Project Enarp
Messele, Tsehaynesh
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethio-netherlands Aids Research Project Enarp
van Lieshout, Lisette
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Petros, Beyene L.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa University
Polderman, Ton
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Statistics
Citations: 44
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0035-9203(03)90153-2
ISSN:
00359203
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Ethiopia