Asymptomatic cyst passers of Entamoeba histolytica but not Entamoeba dispar in institutions for the mentally retarded in Japan |
| |
| Authors: | Tachibana H Kobayashi S Nagakura K Kaneda Y Takeuchi T |
| |
| Institution: | Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokai University School of Medicine, Bohseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan. htachiba@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp |
| |
| 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. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 PubMed 等数据库收录！ |
|
