TY - JOUR
T1 - Asymptomatic cyst passers of Entamoeba histolytica but not Entamoeba dispar in institutions for the mentally retarded in Japan
AU - Tachibana, Hiroshi
AU - Kobayashi, Seiki
AU - Nagakura, Kouichi
AU - Kaneda, Yoshimasa
AU - Takeuchi, Tsutomu
PY - 2000/3/3
Y1 - 2000/3/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Asymptomatic cyst passer
KW - Entamoeba dispar
KW - Entamoeba histolytica
KW - Institutionalized population
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U2 - 10.1016/S1383-5769(99)00032-X
DO - 10.1016/S1383-5769(99)00032-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 10729715
AN - SCOPUS:0034599046
VL - 49
SP - 31
EP - 35
JO - Parasitology International
JF - Parasitology International
SN - 1383-5769
IS - 1
ER -