Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar infection in chronic hemodialysis patients

Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar infection in chronic hemodialysis patients

To determine the prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar (Eh/Ed) in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients, we collected 330 samples of feces from 110 patients, and nine indivi-duals were found to be positive for Eh/Ed. We compared the infected patients with a group of 14 uninfected HD patients. B...

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Main Authors: Sebastiáo Rodrigues Ferreira-Filho, Fabiola Corrêa da Costa Braga, Danilo Martins de Sa, Evandro Batista Nunes, Juliana Santos Parreira Soares, Silvia Mamprim Padovese, Andreia Camara de Oliveira, Gredista Maria Ferreira Oliveira, Gilberto dos Passos, Hélton Pereira Lemes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2011;volume=22;issue=2;spage=237;epage=244;aulast=Ferreira-Filho

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