Transmission of Entamoeba histolytica within a family complex.
A limited outbreak of symptomatic intestinal and extraintestinal amoebiasis within a family complex is described. The infection was almost certainly transmitted by a Philippino housemaid, who was an asymptomatic carrier of Entamoeba histolytica infection acquired in her native country. Starch-gel electrophoresis showed isoenzyme patterns characteristic of pathogenic zymodeme XIX in all the amoebic isolates.
Gatti
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Laboratory of Clinical Parasitology, University-IRCCS San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Cevini
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C
Bruno
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A
Novati
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S
Scaglia
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M
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole