Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia

We report cases of two unrelated families who both presented with recurrent Dientamoeba fragilis infections. Subsequent antimicrobial therapy resulted in the clearance of D. fragilis and total resolution of gastrointestinal symptoms in both families. This report highlights the potentially recurrent...

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Autores principales: Stark, Damien, Barratt, Joel, Ellis, John, Harkness, John, Marriott, Deborah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24470882
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2009.e4
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Sumario:We report cases of two unrelated families who both presented with recurrent Dientamoeba fragilis infections. Subsequent antimicrobial therapy resulted in the clearance of D. fragilis and total resolution of gastrointestinal symptoms in both families. This report highlights the potentially recurrent nature of D. fragilis infections and the need for laboratories to routinely test for this organism.

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