TY - JOUR
T1 - Amebiasis
T2 - Clinical and laboratory perspectives
AU - Reitano, Maria
AU - Masci, Joseph R.
AU - Bottone, Edward J.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - Entamoeba histolytica, the premier intestinal protozoan, has traversed time in its relentless quest for survival in its dichotomous role of parasite and pathogen. Enigmatic in its transition from human intestinal commensal to invader of human tissue, diverse in its pathogenicity for the human host, and intricate in its bacterial interrelationship in the bowel, E. histolytica, has become the focal point of intensive investigation in its basic biology underscoring human pathogenicity. This review will focus on facets of cell biology, pathophysiology, clinical, therapeutic, and epidemiologic, correlates, along with diagnostic modalities and future research trends.
AB - Entamoeba histolytica, the premier intestinal protozoan, has traversed time in its relentless quest for survival in its dichotomous role of parasite and pathogen. Enigmatic in its transition from human intestinal commensal to invader of human tissue, diverse in its pathogenicity for the human host, and intricate in its bacterial interrelationship in the bowel, E. histolytica, has become the focal point of intensive investigation in its basic biology underscoring human pathogenicity. This review will focus on facets of cell biology, pathophysiology, clinical, therapeutic, and epidemiologic, correlates, along with diagnostic modalities and future research trends.
KW - Amebae
KW - Amebiasis
KW - Entamoeba histolytica
KW - Parasite
KW - Protozoa
KW - Protozoan
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025836950&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3109/10408369109106869
DO - 10.3109/10408369109106869
M3 - Article
C2 - 1772585
AN - SCOPUS:0025836950
VL - 28
SP - 357
EP - 385
JO - Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
JF - Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
SN - 1040-8363
IS - 5-6
ER -