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A Parasite That Should not be Neglected in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: .
Turkiye Parazitol Derg
January 2025
Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Erzincan, Türkiye.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of amoebiasis, which has been neglected in recent years according to the World Health Organization, in ulcerative colitis patients and investigate the relationship between amoebiasis and ulcerative colitis.
Methods: The study included 150 individuals, including 100 ulcerative colitis patients and 50 healthy individuals without gastrointestinal complaints. The samples collected were first analyzed macroscopically and then using native-Lugol, trichrome staining, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
Article Synopsis
- Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite causing intestinal amebiasis, particularly prevalent in tropical areas and a major health issue in developing countries. Traditional diagnostic methods can cause delays in treatment, exacerbating patient conditions.
- A case involving a 59-year-old HIV-positive man revealed how initial testing misdiagnosed his illness, but advanced diagnostics using the FilmArray GI Panel quickly identified E. histolytica in under an hour.
- The successful and prompt treatment with antiamoebic drugs significantly improved the patient's health, highlighting the importance of rapid diagnosis in managing gastrointestinal infections effectively.
Difficulty Confirming the Diagnosis of Amoebic Enteritis.
Tokai J Exp Clin Med
December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- Amoebic dysentery is a serious disease in Japan, classified as Category 5, with around 1,000 annual cases, and about 10% are invasive strains.
- Most invasive cases show no symptoms, making them hard to detect, especially since a key blood test was discontinued in 2017.
- Proper diagnosis and treatment are crucial to avoid severe complications, such as ulceration and liver abscesses, which can occur with delayed care.
Correlation between notifiable infectious diseases and transportation passenger traffic from 2013 to 2019 in mainland China.
BMC Public Health
October 2024
Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, China.
Article Synopsis
- Population mobility plays a crucial role in the spread of infectious diseases, affecting public health and sustainable development globally.
- The study analyzed data from China between 2013 and 2019, discovering that intestinal diseases had the highest incidence, while sexually transmitted diseases had the highest mortality rate.
- A strong correlation was found between passenger traffic (commercial and public) and various infectious diseases, highlighting transportation's impact on disease prevalence.
Amoebic colitis in a 39-year-old man with HIV.
CMAJ
September 2024
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Toshima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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