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Amebiasis

Known as: Amebiasis [Disease/Finding], Amoebiasis, Amebiasis NOS 
A parasitic infectious disorder caused by amoebas. The parasite may cause colitis which is manifested with bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea… 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (9)

Abscess, AmebicAcute amebiasisAmebic brain abscessAmebic lung abscess
Amebic colitisAmebicidesAmebomaAmoeba genus

Broader (2)

Intestinal Diseases, ParasiticProtozoal intestinal disease

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Trogocytosis by Entamoeba histolytica contributes to cell killing and tissue invasion
Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amoebiasis, a potentially fatal diarrhoeal disease in the developing world. The… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
The future of/for vanadium.
  • D. Rehder
  • Dalton transactions
  • 2013
  • Corpus ID: 6357663
Vanadium compounds are stored or employed by several groups of bacterial and eukaryotic organisms. Two types of vanadium… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
The potentiality of vanadium in medicinal applications.
  • D. Rehder
  • Future medicinal chemistry
  • 2012
  • Corpus ID: 207501128
In the early treatment of diabetes with vanadium, inorganic vanadium compounds have been the focus of attention; organic vanadium… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Metronidazole is still the drug of choice for treatment of anaerobic infections.
Metronidazole has been used for the treatment of infections for >45 years and is still successfully used for the treatment of… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Differential Detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba moshkovskii by a Single-Round PCR Assay
ABSTRACT A single-round PCR assay was developed for detection and differential diagnosis of the three Entamoeba species found in… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The genome of the protist parasite Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal parasite and the causative agent of amoebiasis, which is a significant source of morbidity… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
History of Human Parasitology
  • F. Cox
  • Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 24869582
SUMMARY Humans are hosts to nearly 300 species of parasitic worms and over 70 species of protozoa, some derived from our primate… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Metronidazole and Other Nitroimidazole Anti-Infectives
SummaryMetronidazole was first introduced for the treatment of trichomoniasis. Its therapeutic use has subsequently been expanded… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
RISK OF AIDS AFTER HERPES ZOSTER
Review
1987
Review
1987
A longitudinal study of asymptomatic carriers of pathogenic zymodemes of Entamoeba histolytica.
The value of treating subjects who pass Entamoeba histolytica cysts in their faeces is currently in question. In the endemic… 
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