Risk of underdiagnosing amebic dysentery due to false-negative Entamoeba histolytica antigen detection


Por: Prim, N, Escamilla, P, Sole, R, Llovet, T, Soriano, G, Munoz, C

Publicada: 1 ago 2012
Resumen:
Entamoeba histolytica antigen assays on stool are widely used to diagnose amebiasis. We report a case of confirmed amebic colitis with a false-negative antigen detection that became positive after treatment. Our results indicate that these assays may underdiagnose acute amebic infection when used alone and should be used cautiously. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Filiaciones:
Prim, N:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Microbiol Serv, Barcelona 08041, Spain

Escamilla, P:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Microbiol Serv, Barcelona 08041, Spain

Sole, R:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Microbiol Serv, Barcelona 08041, Spain

Llovet, T:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Microbiol Serv, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Genet & Microbiol, Cerdanyola De Valles 08193, Spain

Soriano, G:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Serv Patol Digest, Barcelona 08041, Spain

Munoz, C:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Microbiol Serv, Barcelona 08041, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Genet & Microbiol, Cerdanyola De Valles 08193, Spain
ISSN: 07328893





DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 73 Número: 4
Páginas: 372-373
WOS Id: 000306624800016
ID de PubMed: 22683092

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