A case report: Entamoeba histolytica infections in the rhesus macaque, China.
A case of amebic dysentery due to a natural infection of Entamoeba histolytica in the rhesus macaque (Macaca mullata) was reported. A fecal specimen was isolated and identified by the polymerase chain reaction technique. A daily dose of 750 mg of metronidazole was given orally for 10 days, and good results were observed. The early diagnosis of an E. histolytica infection allowed a proper antiamoebic treatment in an early stage of infection resulting in a successful outcome after therapy.
Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, China.
Bo
B
Jiang
Guang-you
GY
Yang
Xing-ming
XM
Yu
An-chun
AC
Cheng
Feng-jun
FJ
Bi
D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002681:China; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004749:Entamoebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000469:parasitology*; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D008795:Metronidazole