| pcr detection of entamoeba histolytica, entamoeba dispar, and entamoeba moshkovskii in stool samples from sydney, australia. | this study investigated the presence of entamoeba histolytica, entamoeba dispar, and entamoeba moshkovskii in stool samples from a patient population in sydney, australia. stool samples were tested by microscopy and pcr. five patients were found with e. histolytica infections, while e. dispar and e. moshkovskii were observed in 63 (70.8%) and 55 (61.8%) patients, respectively, by pcr. this is the first study in australia using molecular techniques to determine the presence of e. histolytica, e. ... | 2007 | 17229864 |
| entamoeba moshkovskii infections in sydney, australia. | entamoeba moshkovskii is considered to be a free-living ameba, which is morphologically similar, but biochemically and genetically different, to entamoeba histolytica and entamoeba dispar. however, recent studies have suggested that e. moshkovskii may be a "potential" pathogen, with infections giving rise to diarrhea and other intestinal disorders. microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) targeting the 18s ribosomal (r) dna was performed on fecal samples collected from patients presenting ... | 2008 | 17957394 |
| comparison of stool antigen detection kits to pcr for diagnosis of amebiasis. | the present study was conducted to compare two stool antigen detection kits with pcr for the diagnosis of entamoeba histolytica infections by using fecal specimens submitted to the department of microbiology at st. vincent's hospital, sydney, and the institute of medical and veterinary science, adelaide, australia. a total of 279 stool samples containing the e complex (e. histolytica, entamoeba dispar, and entamoeba moshkovskii) were included in this study. the stool specimens were tested by usi ... | 2008 | 18367563 |