title: [Occurrence of Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar in ambulatory patients of Recife, PE].
abstract: The objective this study was to determine the occurrence of the species Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba díspar in clinical samples of ambulatory patients in Pernambuco. A specific assay for Entamoeba histolytica was used in this study, which identified no positive fecal samples among the 213 patients. These results confirm that E. dispar is the dominant species in Pernambuco State.
authors.affiliation: Acadêmico do Curso de Biomedicina, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE.
authors.forename: Antônio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dourado
authors.forename: Amélia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maciel
authors.forename: Ivanize da Silva
authors.initials: Ida S
authors.lastname: Aca
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans