Amoebic liver abscess in northern Sri Lanka: first report of immunological and molecular confirmation of aetiology

BACKGROUND: Since 1985, amoebic liver abscess (ALA) has been a public health problem in northern Sri Lanka. Clinicians arrive at a diagnosis based on clinical and ultrasonographic findings, which cannot differentiate pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) from ALA. As the treatment and outcome of the ALA and...

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Autores principales: Kannathasan, Selvam, Murugananthan, Arumugam, Kumanan, Thirunavukarasu, Iddawala, Devika, de Silva, Nilanthi Renuka, Rajeshkannan, Nadarajah, Haque, Rashidul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28061872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1950-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28061872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1950-2

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