Update on human infections caused by intestinal protozoa.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol
; 25(1): 12-7, 2009 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19119509
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW To update the reader on the recent literature discussing human infections due to intestinal protozoa. RECENT FINDINGS:
Diarrheal diseases due to intestinal protozoa cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide in a variety of patient populations. New literature on key pathogens Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Isospora, Giardia, and Entamoeba histolytica are discussed.SUMMARY:
The recent medical literature on these pathogens has focused on new advances in understanding human genetic markers associated with susceptibility to infection and the use of molecular diagnostic techniques for both outbreak investigations (molecular epidemiology) and to understand the variability of clinical disease within species and subspecies.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Protozoários
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Diarreia
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Eucariotos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Gastroenterol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos