The comparative pathogenicity of small race Entamoeba histolytica and other intestinal parasites

In an attempt to prove an association between the small race of E. histolytica and certain intestinal symptoms, the incidence of this parasite was compared with that of other pathogenic and non-pathogenic bowel parasites in defined groups of patients from the tropics, with and without intestinal sym...

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Published inTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 514 - 518
Main Authors Ridley, D.S., Schofield, F.D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.1957
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Subjects
Animals
Entamoeba histolytica
Humans
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Old Medline
Parasites
Virulence
ENDAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA
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Summary:In an attempt to prove an association between the small race of E. histolytica and certain intestinal symptoms, the incidence of this parasite was compared with that of other pathogenic and non-pathogenic bowel parasites in defined groups of patients from the tropics, with and without intestinal symptoms. No evidence could be found of any association of the small race of E. histolytica with diarrhoea, abdominal pain, flatulence or constipation.
Bibliography:ark:/67375/HXZ-XZQXCNC8-6
We are very grateful to Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley, Sir George McRobert and Professor A. W. Woodruff for permission to make use of their case records, on which this investigation is based. We are also greatly indebted to the technicians of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, who undertook the stool examinations.
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ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1016/0035-9203(57)90040-8