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Amebas intestinales no patógenas: una visión clinicoanalítica
Bárbara Gomila SardJ. Guillermo Esteban SanchisRafael Toledo Navarrosubject
Microbiology (medical)education.field_of_studybiologyEndolimax nanaPopulationEntamoeba colichemical and pharmacologic phenomenamacromolecular substancesbiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionbiology.organism_classificationEndolimaxMicrobiologyEntamoeba poleckiEntamoeba histolyticaparasitic diseasesEntamoeba moshkovskiiEntamoeba hartmannieducationcirculatory and respiratory physiologydescription
Human beings can be parasitized by various species of intestinal amoebae. Entamoeba histolytica is the only intestinal amoeba recognized to be pathogenic, while other amoeba species, E. dispar, E. moshkovskii, E. hartmanni, E. coli, E. polecki, Endolimax nana and Iodamoeba buetschlii are considered to be non-pathogenic. The aim of this review is to synthesize the main morphological characteristics of the trophozoite and cyst stages of each amoeba as the basis for precise microscopical diagnosis. The difficulty of morphological differentiation among species included in the so-called "Entamoeba complex" entails the use of immunological and molecular diagnoses. In addition, a summary of basic epidemiological, therapeutic and prophylactic aspects of these non-pathogenic amoebae is provided. All of these aspects are crucial since these amoebae are usually found to be present in human coproparasitological analyses and must be differentiated from the pathogenic species E. histolytica. Furthermore, they can be used as suitable biological tags of the hygienic state of the environment and the health and hygiene measures of the population.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-01 | Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica |