Dientamoebiasis: Clinical importance and recent advances

Stark, DJ; Beebe, N; Marriott, D; Ellis, JT; Harkness, J

Dientamoebiasis: Clinical importance and recent advances

Stark, DJ Beebe, N

Marriott, D Ellis, JT

Harkness, J

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Citation:: Trends in Parasitology, 2006, 22 (2), pp. 92 - 96
Issue Date:: 2006-02-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Stark, DJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Beebe, N https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2877-0691	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Marriott, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ellis, JT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-4831	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Harkness, J	en_US
dc.date.available	2005-12-09	en_US
dc.date.issued	2006-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Trends in Parasitology, 2006, 22 (2), pp. 92 - 96	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1471-4922	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/4649
dc.description.abstract	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.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Trends in Parasitology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.pt.2005.12.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Mycology & Parasitology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Animals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Dientamoeba	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Dientamoebiasis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Diarrhea	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Genetic Variation	en_US
dc.title	Dientamoebiasis: Clinical importance and recent advances	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	22	en_US
utslib.for	0605 Microbiology	en_US
utslib.for	06 Biological Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	22	en_US

Abstract:

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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