Τίτλος:
First report of Dientamoeba fragilis infection explaining acute non-specific abdominal pain
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Dientamoeba fragilis is now considered a potentially emerging gastrointestinal pathogen in both developing and developed countries. We first report an autochthonous case of D. fragilis infection in Greece. A 49-year-old female with acute non-specific abdominal pain required emergency surgical admission for active observation and repeated assessment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of acute unexplained abdominal pain finally attributed to D. fragilis infection using microscopic and molecular methods. © 2016 Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow.
Συγγραφείς:
Vassalou, E.
Vassalos, C.M.
Spanakos, G.
Fotopoulos, A.
Dounias, G.
Kalofolias, P.
Vrioni, G.
Tsakris, A.
Περιοδικό:
Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Εκδότης:
Wolters Kluwer--Medknow Publications
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
metronidazole, abdominal pain; adult; Article; case report; controlled study; Dientamoeba; dientamoebiasis; DNA isolation; elevated blood pressure; epigastric pain; feces analysis; female; follow up; hand washing; hospital admission; human; immunoassay; microscopy; middle aged; occult blood test; physical examination; polymerase chain reaction; real time polymerase chain reaction; trophozoite; ultrasound; abdominal pain; cytology; dientamoebiasis; genetics; Greece; isolation and purification; microbiological examination; molecular diagnosis; pathology, Abdominal Pain; Dientamoeba; Dientamoebiasis; Female; Greece; Humans; Microbiological Techniques; Microscopy; Middle Aged; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
DOI:
10.4103/0255-0857.174121
