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Entamoeba histolytica Infection

Arthur Chou  1 , Richard L. Austin  1
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Entamoeba histolytica Infection

Arthur Chou et al.
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Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan that causes intestinal amebiasis as well as extraintestinal manifestations. Although 90 percent of E. histolytica infections are asymptomatic, nearly 50 million people become symptomatic, with about 100,000 deaths yearly. Amebic infections are more prevalent in countries with lower socioeconomic conditions.

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Disclosure: Arthur Chou declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Richard Austin declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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