| prevalence and species distribution of e. histolytica and e. dispar in the venda region, limpopo, south africa. | the prevalence and species distribution of entamoeba histolytica and e. dispar in the venda region were determined in stool samples collected from public hospitals and primary schools by elisa and a nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr). e. histolytica was detected in 37/197 (18.8%) and 1/47 (2.1%) samples, whereas 50/197 (25.3%) and 4/47 (8.5%) had e. dispar in the hospitals and schools, respectively. the age groups most infected were 0-2 (33%) years followed by 20-29 years (27%). e. histolyti ... | 2006 | 16968943 |
| seroprevalence of entamoeba histolytica in the context of hiv and aids: the case of vhembe district, in south africa's limpopo province. | in a recent study in northern south africa, the seroprevalence of entamoeba histolytica infection among 257 hiv-positive and 117 hiv-negative individuals was determined, using an elisa for the detection of antibodies reacting with the parasite's galactose/-acetyl-d-galactosamine(gal/galnac)-inhibitable adherence lectin. overall, 34.0% of the 374 participants (36.1% of the females and 28.1% of the males) were found seropositive for e. histolytica. although all age-groups were affected by the amoe ... | 2010 | 20149292 |