INVASIVE AMOEBIASIS COMPLICATING IFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

INTRODUCTIONAmoebiasis, which is caused by the intestinal protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, is a ubiquitous parasitic infection affecting approximately 10% of the world’s population and causing more deaths every year (100,000 deaths) than any other parasitic infection, with the exception of malaria a...

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Main Authors: Ziglam H, Addib O, Conlong PJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2007-01-01
Series:Libyan Journal of Medicine
Online Access:http://www.ljm.org.ly/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1241