Role of the Gut Microbiota of Children in Diarrhea Due to the Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica
Gilchrist C, Petri S, Schneider B, Reichman D, Jiang N, Begum S, Watanabe K, Jansen C, Elliott K, Burgess S, Z. J, Alam M, Kabir M, Haque R, Petri W. Role of the Gut Microbiota of Children in Diarrhea Due to the Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 213: 1579-1585. PMID: 26712950, PMCID: PMC4837909, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtozoan parasite Entamoeba histolyticaParasite Entamoeba histolyticaModerate-to-severe diarrheaPediatric diarrheal diseaseAssociated with protectionAssociated with diarrheaE. histolytica infectionUrban slums of DhakaEtiological agent of amebiasisPopulation-based surveyNatural historyDiarrheaImmunoglobulin ADiarrheal diseaseEtiological agentSlums of DhakaGut microbiotaEstimated 1Sub-Saharan AfricaInfectionParasite burdenE. histolyticaUrban slumsChildrenInfants