Diagnosis of Amebic Liver Abscess and Intestinal Infection with the TechLab Entamoeba histolytica II Antigen Detection and Antibody Tests

Haque, Rashidul; Uddin Mollah, Nasir; Karim M. Ali, Ibne; Alam, Khorshed; C. Eubanks, Aleida; M. Lyerly, David; A. Petri, William

doi:10.1128/jcm.38.9.3235-3239.2000

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Diagnosis of Amebic Liver Abscess and Intestinal Infection with the TechLab Entamoeba histolytica II Antigen Detection and Antibody Tests

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Jan 1, 2000

Authors:

Rashidul Haque

Nasir Uddin Mollah

Ibne Karim M. Ali

Abstract

A noninvasive diagnostic test for amebic liver abscess is needed, because amebic and bacterial abscesses appear identical on ultrasound or computer tomography and because it is rarely possible to identify Entamoeba histolytica in stool specimens from patients with amebic liver abscess. Here we repor...

Subject

Entamoeba histolytica

Antigen

Liver abscess

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