Abstract
A case of amebic dysentery due to a natural infection of Entamoeba histolytica in the rhesus macaque (Macaca mullata) was reported. A fecal specimen was isolated and identified by the polymerase chain reaction technique. A daily dose of 750 mg of metronidazole was given orally for 10 days, and good results were observed. The early diagnosis of an E. histolytica infection allowed a proper antiamoebic treatment in an early stage of infection resulting in a successful outcome after therapy.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antiprotozoal Agents / administration & dosage
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Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
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China
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DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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Dysentery, Amebic / diagnosis
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Dysentery, Amebic / drug therapy
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Dysentery, Amebic / parasitology
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Dysentery, Amebic / veterinary*
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Entamoeba histolytica / isolation & purification*
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Entamoebiasis / diagnosis
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Entamoebiasis / drug therapy
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Entamoebiasis / parasitology
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Entamoebiasis / veterinary*
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Feces / parasitology
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Female
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Macaca mulatta / parasitology*
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Metronidazole / administration & dosage
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Metronidazole / therapeutic use
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Monkey Diseases / diagnosis*
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Monkey Diseases / drug therapy
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Monkey Diseases / parasitology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Protozoan Proteins / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Antiprotozoal Agents
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DNA, Protozoan
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Protozoan Proteins
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Metronidazole