title: Two different chitinase genotypes in a patient with an amebic liver abscess: a case report.
abstract: The present work deals with the identification of a patient with two liver abscesses containing two different strains of Entamoeba histolytica, as defined by chitinase gene plymorphisms.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad de Sonora, México.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morán
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Jorge I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Cardoza
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valadez
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garibay
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ximénez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002688:Chitinases / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D002688:Chitinases