Dientamoebiasis: Clinical importance and recent advances
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Trends in Parasitology, 2006, 22 (2), pp. 92 - 96
- Issue Date:
- 2006-02-01
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Dientamoeba fragilis, an unusual single-celled parasite that was described first in 1918, is found worldwide in the gastrointestinal tract of humans. D. fragilis has emerged from obscurity recently because it is now recognized as a common cause of chronic diarrhoea and is treatable with drugs. Recent molecular studies have described D. fragilis as having two genotypes. Diagnostic tests, based on conventional and real-time PCR, have been developed that will provide a rapid, sensitive and specific diagnosis of D. fragilis. These tests will also aid the elucidation of the host distribution and the life cycle of this pathogen. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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