ALA = Amoebic liver abscess; Eh = Entamoeba histolytica; EhCP = E. histolytica cysteine proteinase; Ehserp = E. histolytica serine proteinase; EhSTIRP = Serine threonine isoleucine-rich protein ...
The causative agent of amoebiasis, Entamoeba histolytica, was discovered in 1875 by F. Loesch. In 1903, the organism was ...
Standard culture methods did not identify a bacterial pathogen. However, 13 of 18 stool specimens showed an Entamoeba histolytica morphology based on microscopy, leading to the initial suspicion ...