Amebiasis is a widespread parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Entamoeba
histolytica. Amebiasis most commonly results in asymptomatic colonization of the …

Liver abscess is an inflammatory space-occupying lesion of the liver caused by infectious
agents. Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) and pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) are its two …

Metabolic processes utilize a variety of differing and contrasting biochemical routes to
enable synthesis of degradation and activation or deactivation of substances; in addition …

OBJECTIVE: The majority of individuals infected by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba
histolytica experience subclinical infections. However, a small proportion of parasitized …

Background Liver abscess (LA) in the pediatric population has become relatively uncommon
in developed countries but it continues to have a high incidence among children in …

Nearly 150 years since the first detailed description of the invasive, tissue-destroying
intestinal parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, amebiasis remains an infection of consequential …

Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica) is a facultative protozoan parasite implicated in
amoebic liver abscesses (ALA), the most common extraintestinal manifestation of this …

Background Metronidazole is the standard of care for uncomplicated amoebic liver
abscesses (considering that complicated liver abscesses are those localized in left lobe …

Pyogenic and amebic liver abscesses are the two most common hepatic abscesses. Amebic
abscesses are more common in areas where Entamoeba histolytica is endemic, whereas …

The intestinal protozoa have gained importance during recent years as a result of increasing
world travel, economic globalisation, and the growing number of chronically …