AMOEBIASIS
January, 2004
Diagnosis, Diagnostics,
Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:
8367.
Chen
TL, Chan CC, Chen HP, Fung CP, Lin CP, Chan WL, Liu CY. Clinical characteristics
and endoscopic findings associated with Blastocystis hominis in healthy adults.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003 Aug;69(2):213-6.
8368.
Grossniklaus
HE, Waring GO 4th, Akor C, Castellano-Sanchez AA, Bennett K.
Evaluation of hematoxylin and eosin and special stains for the detection
of acanthamoeba keratitis in penetrating keratoplasties. Am J Ophthalmol. 2003
Sep;136(3):520-6.
8369.
Pasricha
G, Sharma S, Garg P, Aggarwal RK. Use
of 18S rRNA gene-based PCR assay for diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis in
non-contact lens wearers in India. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul;41(7):3206-11.
8370.
Sheerin
SN, Sehgal R, Dubey ML, Malla N. Identification of Entamoeba histolytica /
Entamoeba dispar in stool samples by a monoclonal antibody based ELISA. J
Parasitic Dis. 2001; 25(2): 106-07.
8371.
Tachibana
H, Watanabe K, Cheng XJ, Tsukamoto H, Kaneda Y, Takeuchi T, Ihara S, Petri WA
Jr. VH3 gene usage in neutralizing
human antibodies specific for the Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc lectin heavy
subunit. Infect Immun. 2003 Aug;71(8):4313-9.
Pathogenesis:
8372.
Chen
TL, Chan CC, Chen HP, Fung CP, Lin CP, Chan WL, Liu CY.
Clinical characteristics and endoscopic findings associated with
Blastocystis hominis in healthy adults. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003 Aug;69(2):213-6.
8373. Perez-Santonja JJ, Kilvington S, Hughes R, Tufail A, Matheson M, Dart JK. Persistently culture positive acanthamoeba keratitis: in vivo resistance and in vitro sensitivity. Ophthalmology. 2003 Aug;110(8):1593-600.
8374. Satish S, Bakre AA, Bhattacharya S, Bhattacharya A. Stress-dependent expression of a polymorphic, charged antigen in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Infect Immun. 2003 Aug;71(8):4472-86.
Therapy:
8375. Zhang Z, Mahajan S, Zhang X, Stanley SL Jr. Tumor necrosis factor alpha is a key mediator of gut inflammation seen in amebic colitis in human intestine in the SCID mouse-human intestinal xenograft model of disease. Infect Immun. 2003 Sep;71(9):5355-9.
April, 2004
8947.
Blessmann J, Binh HD, Hung DM, Tannich E, Burchard G. Treatment of
amoebic liver abscess with metronidazole alone or in combination with
ultrasound-guided needle aspiration: a comparative, prospective and randomized
study. Trop Med Int Health. 2003 Nov;8(11):1030-4.
8948.
Gelman BB, Popov V, Chaljub G, Nader R, Rauf SJ, Nauta HW, Visvesvara GS.
Neuropathological and ultrastructural features of amebic encephalitis
caused by Sappinia diploidea. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2003 Oct;62(10):990-8.
8949.
Guven A. Amebiasis in the
newborn. Indian J Pediat 2003;
70(5): 437-8.
8950.
Pisani F, Costa C, Oteri G, Loli A. Identification of amoebae in the CSF
in a patient with meningoencephalitis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003
Oct;74(10):1445-6.
8951.
Reinhard T, Schilgen G, Steinert M, Hacker J, Sundmacher R. Nummular
infiltrates in Acanthamoeba keratitis. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2003
Oct;81(5):541-3.
8952.
Singh RB, Bakshi N, Pavithran NM. Drainage of deep-seated amoebic liver
abscess by Supra cath. Trop Doct. 2003 Oct;33(4):247-8.
8953.
Stauffer W, Ravdin JI. Entamoeba histolytica: an update. Curr Opin Infect
Dis. 2003 Oct;16(5):479-85.
8954.
Xuguang S, Lin C, Yan Z, Zhiqun W, Ran L, Shiyun L, Xiuying J.
Acanthamoeba keratitis as a complication of orthokeratology. Am J Ophthalmol.
2003 Dec;136(6):1159-61.
Pathogenesis:
8955.
Haque R, Mondal D, Kirkpatrick BD, Akther S, Farr BM, Sack RB, Petri WA
Jr. Epidemiologic and clinical
characteristics of acute diarrhea with emphasis on Entamoeba histolytica
infections in preschool children in an urban slum of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Am J
Trop Med Hyg. 2003 Oct;69(4):398-405.
8956.
Hurt M, Neelam S, Niederkorn J, Alizadeh H. Pathogenic Acanthamoeba spp
secrete a mannose-induced cytolytic protein that correlates with the ability to
cause disease. Infect Immun. 2003 Nov;71(11):6243-55.
8957.
Pisani F, Costa C, Oteri G, Loli A. Identification of amoebae in the CSF
in a patient with meningoencephalitis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003
Oct;74(10):1445-6.
8958. Stauffer W, Ravdin JI. Entamoeba histolytica: an update. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2003 Oct;16(5):479-85. Review.
8959. Xuguang S, Lin C, Yan Z, Zhiqun W, Ran L, Shiyun L, Xiuying J. Acanthamoeba keratitis as a complication of orthokeratology. Am J Ophthalmol. 2003 Dec;136(6):1159-61.
Vaccines:
8960.
Stauffer W, Ravdin JI. Entamoeba histolytica: an update. Curr Opin Infect
Dis. 2003 Oct;16(5):479-85. Review.
Therapy:
8961.
Hurt M, Neelam S, Niederkorn J, Alizadeh H. Pathogenic Acanthamoeba spp
secrete a mannose-induced cytolytic protein that correlates with the ability to
cause disease. Infect Immun. 2003 Nov;71(11):6243-55.
8962. Singh RB, Bakshi N, Pavithran NM. Drainage of deep-seated amoebic liver abscess by Supra cath. Trop Doct. 2003 Oct;33(4):247-8.
8963. Stauffer W, Ravdin JI. Entamoeba histolytica: an update. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2003 Oct;16(5):479-85. Review.
July, 2004
9601.
Goncalves ML, da Silva VL, de Andrade CM, Reinhard K, da Rocha GC, Le
Bailly M, Bouchet F, Ferreira LF, Araujo A. Amoebiasis distribution in the past:
first steps using an immunoassay technique. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2004
Feb;98(2):88-91.
9602.
Lawson LL, Bailey JW, Beeching NJ, Gurgel RG, Cuevas LE. The stool
examination reports amoeba cysts: should you treat in the face of over diagnosis
and lack of specificity of light microscopy? Trop Doct. 2004 Jan;34(1):28-30.
9603.
Sawada Y, Yuan C, Huang AJ. Impression cytology in the diagnosis of
acanthamoeba keratitis with surface involvement. Am J Ophthalmol. 2004
Feb;137(2):323-8.
9604.
Tachibana H, Cheng XJ, Masuda G, Horiki N, Takeuchi T. Evaluation of
recombinant fragments of Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc lectin intermediate
subunit for serodiagnosis of amebiasis. J Clin Microbiol. 2004
Mar;42(3):1069-74.
9605.
Tachibana H, Takekoshi M, Cheng XJ, Nakata Y, Takeuchi T, Ihara S.
Bacterial expression of a human monoclonal antibody-alkaline phosphatase
conjugate specific for Entamoeba histolytica. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 2004
Jan;11(1):216-8.
Pathogenesis:
9606.
Aksoy U, Ustun S, Dagci H, Yazar S. Effects of Cd(+2), Cu(+2), Ba(+2) and
Co(+2) ions on Entamoeba histolytica cysts. World J Gastroenterol. 2004 Feb
1;10(3):449-51.
9607.
Duggal P, Haque R, Roy S, Mondal D, Sack RB, Farr BM, Beaty TH, Petri WA
Jr. Influence of human leukocyte antigen class II alleles on susceptibility to
Entamoeba histolytica infection in Bangladeshi children. J Infect Dis. 2004 Feb
1;189(3):520-6. Epub 2004 Jan 20.
9608.
Kumagai M, Makioka A, Takeuchi T, Nozaki T. Molecular cloning and
characterization of a protein farnesyltransferase from the enteric protozoan
parasite Entamoeba histolytica. J Biol Chem. 2004 Jan 16;279(3):2316-23. Epub
2003 Oct 28.
Therapy:
9609.
Ghosh S, Chan JM, Lea CR, Meints GA, Lewis JC, Tovian ZS, Flessner RM,
Loftus TC, Bruchhaus I, Kendrick H, Croft SL, Kemp RG, Kobayashi S, Nozaki T,
Oldfield E. Effects of
bisphosphonates on the growth of Entamoeba histolytica and Plasmodium species in
vitro and in vivo. J Med Chem. 2004 Jan 1;47(1):175-87.
October, 2004
Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:
10300.
Barbosa-Sabanero G, Avila EE. Recognition of Entamoeba histolytica
115-kDa surface protein by human secretory immunoglobulin A antibodies from
asymptomatic carriers. J Parasitol. 2004 Apr;90(2):373-8.
10301.
Biser SA, Perry HD, Donnenfeld ED, Doshi SJ, Chaturvedi V. Arthrographis
keratitis mimicking acanthamoeba keratitis. Cornea. 2004 Apr;23(3):314-7.
10302.
Stockinger ZT. Colonic ameboma: its appearance on CT: report of a case. Dis
Colon Rectum. 2004 Apr;47(4):527-9.
10303.
Yu HS, Kong HH, Kim SY, Hahn YH, Hahn TW, Chung DI. Laboratory
investigation of Acanthamoeba lugdunensis from patients with keratitis. Invest
Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2004 May;45(5):1418-26.
Pathogenesis:
10304.
Misra SP, Misra V, Dwivedi M, Singh PA, Barthwal R. Factors influencing
colonic involvement in patients with amebic liver abscess. Gastrointest Endosc.
2004 Apr;59(4):512-6.
10305.
Yakoob J, Jafri W, Jafri N, Khan R, Islam M, Beg MA, Zaman V. Irritable bowel
syndrome: in search of an etiology: role of Blastocystis hominis. Am J Trop Med
Hyg. 2004 Apr;70(4):383-5.
Vaccines:
10306.
Martinez-Lopez C, Orozco E, Sanchez T, Garcia-Perez RM, Hernandez-Hernandez F,
Rodriguez MA. The EhADH112 recombinant polypeptide inhibits cell destruction and
liver abscess formation by Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites. Cell Microbiol.
2004 Apr;6(4):367-76.
Therapy:
10307.
Mathers WD. Acanthamoeba: a difficult pathogen to evaluate and treat.
Cornea. 2004 May;23(4):325.
10308.
Ehlers N, Hjortdal J. Are cataract and iris atrophy toxic complications
of medical treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis? Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2004
Apr;82(2):228-31.
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Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:
8376.
MIR
IA, Wani NA, Ahangar AG. Patnaik R, Khalida S. Sonographic appearance in
intestinal ascariasis. JK Practnr 2002; 9(4): 234-5.
8377.
Nishie
M, Tomiyama M, Kamijo M, Kannari K, Tanosaki M, Baba M, Matsunaga M, Suda T.
Acute cholecystitis and duodenitis associated with Churg-Strauss
syndrome. Hepatogastroenterology. 2003 Jul-Aug;50(52):998-1002.
Pathogenesis:
8378. Hosain GM, Saha S, Begum A. Impact of sanitation and health education on intestinal parasite infection among primary school aged children of Sherpur, Bangladesh. Trop Doct. 2003 Jul;33(3):139-43.
8379. Tsuji N, Suzuki K, Kasuga-Aoki H, Isobe T, Arakawa T, Matsumoto Y. Mice intranasally immunized with a recombinant 16-kilodalton antigen from roundworm Ascaris parasites are protected against larval migration of Ascaris suum. Infect Immun. 2003 Sep;71(9):5314-23.
April,2004
Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:
8964.
Alper F, Kantarci M, Bozkurt M, Ozturk G, Onbas O, Balik AA. Acute
biliary obstruction caused by biliary ascaris in pregnancy: MR cholangiography
findings. Clin Radiol. 2003 Nov;58(11):896-8.
8965.
Sheikh KA, Khan AH, Altaf R, Khanday ZS, Sham-ul-bari, Patnaik.
Appendicular perforation due to ascariasis in children of Kashmir.
JK Practnr 2002; 9(1): 28-3.
Pathogenesis:
8966. Tchuem Tchuente LA, Behnke JM, Gilbert FS, Southgate VR, Vercruysse J. Polyparasitism with Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted helminth infections among school children in Loum, Cameroon. Trop Med Int Health. 2003 Nov;8(11):975-86.
July, 2004
Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:
9610.
Hershkovitz D, Wasserberg N.
Large bowel obstruction due to Ascaris lumbricoides. Isr Med Assoc J. 2004
Feb;6(2):115-6.
Pathogenesis:
9611.
Rauniyar RK, Agrawal CS, Baboo
S, Singh RK, Sharma U, Rao JS. Live ascariasis of gall bladder and bile duct:
clinical and radiological features. Trop Doct. 2004 Jan;34(1):46-8.
Therapy:
9612. Van den Biggelaar AH, Rodrigues LC, van Ree R, van der Zee JS, Hoeksma-Kruize YC, Souverijn JH, Missinou MA, Borrmann S, Kremsner PG, Yazdanbakhsh M. Long-term treatment of intestinal helminths increases mite skin-test reactivity in Gabonese schoolchildren. J Infect Dis. 2004 Mar 1;189(5):892-900.
October, 2004
Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Immunodiagnosis & Immunodiagnostics:
10309. Ghadimi R, Mohamadnejad M, Mirbagheri SA. Images in medicine. Biliary ascariasis. Hosp Med. 2004 May;65(5):307.
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