TWO CASES OF RARELY RECOGNIZED INFECTION WITH ENTAMOEBA MOSHKOVSKII

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 723 - 724
• Main Authors: TANYUKSEL, MEHMET, ULUKANLIGIL, MUSTAFA, GUCLU, ZEYNEP, ARAZ, ENGIN, KORU, OZGUR, PETRI, WILLIAM A., JR
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence, KS ASTMH 01.04.2007; Allen Press
• Subjects: Adult; Amibiasis; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Child, Preschool; Entamoeba - classification; Entamoeba - physiology; Entamoeba moshkovskii; Entamoebiasis - diagnosis; Entamoebiasis - parasitology; Feces - parasitology; Female; Human protozoal diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Parasitic diseases; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Protozoal diseases; Asia; Turkey; Case study; Human; Infection; Protozoa; Protozoal disease; Entamoeba moshkovskii; Lobosea; Digestive diseases; Tropical medicine; Amebiasis; Parasitosis; Passenger

We report two cases (a 36-year-old woman and 2-year-old girl) infected with Entamoeba moshkovskii in Turkey. Entamoeba moshkovskii was identified and distinguished from the morphologically identical parasites E. histolytica and E. dispar by a nested polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment...