Asymptomatic cyst passers of Entamoeba histolytica but not Entamoeba dispar in institutions for the mentally retarded in Japan

Hiroshi Tachibana; Seiki Kobayashi; Kouichi Nagakura; Yoshimasa Kaneda; Tsutomu Takeuchi

doi:10.1016/S1383-5769(99)00032-X

Asymptomatic cyst passers of Entamoeba histolytica but not Entamoeba dispar in institutions for the mentally retarded in Japan

Hiroshi Tachibana, Seiki Kobayashi, Kouichi Nagakura, Yoshimasa Kaneda, Tsutomu Takeuchi

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Abstract

Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar was isolated from 50 asymptomatic amebic cyst passers in three institutions for the mentally retarded in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. To distinguish between E. histolytica and E. dispar, the isolates were analyzed by PCR, reactivity to monoclonal antibodies, and zymodemes. All isolates were identified as E. histolytica. The results lead us to conceive that, in Japan, E. histolytica is predominant even in asymptomatic cyst passers. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-35
Number of pages	5
Journal	Parasitology International
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1383-5769(99)00032-X
Publication status	Published - 2000 Mar 3
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asymptomatic cyst passer
Entamoeba dispar
Entamoeba histolytica
Institutionalized population

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Infectious Diseases

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