title: Autochthonous amoebiasis in institutionalized mentally-retarded patients: preliminary evaluation of isoenzyme patterns in three isolates.
abstract: Three autochthonous cases of Entamoeba histolytica infection in institutionalized mentally-retarded patients are reported. Isoenzyme analysis by starch-gel electrophoresis shows the pathogenicity of the three isolates: two belong to zymodeme II, and one to zymodeme XIX. The study shows that invasive E. histolytica strains occur in Italy and can be isolated from institutionalized oligophrenic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University-IRCCS S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scaglia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cevini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marchi
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Sargeaunt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000150:complications / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D015200:Fluoroimmunoassay; D006384:Hemagglutination; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes