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A case report: Entamoeba histolytica infections in the rhesus macaque, China.
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Parasitology research [Parasitol Res] 2008 Sep; Vol. 103 (4), pp. 915-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Jun 20. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Antiprotozoal Agents administration & dosage
Antiprotozoal Agents therapeutic use
China
DNA, Protozoan chemistry
DNA, Protozoan genetics
Dysentery, Amebic diagnosis
Dysentery, Amebic drug therapy
Dysentery, Amebic parasitology
Entamoebiasis diagnosis
Entamoebiasis drug therapy
Entamoebiasis parasitology
Feces parasitology
Female
Metronidazole administration & dosage
Metronidazole therapeutic use
Molecular Sequence Data
Monkey Diseases drug therapy
Monkey Diseases parasitology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Protozoan Proteins genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Dysentery, Amebic veterinary
Entamoeba histolytica isolation & purification
Entamoebiasis veterinary
Macaca mulatta parasitology
Monkey Diseases diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0932-0113
- Volume :
- 103
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Parasitology research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18566832
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-008-1076-3