Invasive Amebiasis in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Australia

Stark, Damien; van Hal, Sebastian J.; Matthews, Gail; Harkness, John; Marriott, Deborah

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Invasive Amebiasis in Men Who Have Sex with Men, Australia

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By Stark, Damien ; van Hal, Sebastian J. ; Matthews, Gail ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Stark, Damien ; van Hal, Sebastian J. ; Matthews, Gail ; Harkness, John ; Marriott, Deborah
Description:

Entamoeba histolytica is a pathogenic ameba that has recently been recognized as an emerging pathogen in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Asia-Pacific countries where it is not endemic, i.e., Japan, Taiwan, and Republic of Korea. We report locally acquired invasive amebiasis in Sydney, Australia, exclusively in MSM.
Subjects:

Adult Animals Antiparasitic Agents Dispatch Dysentery, Amebic HIV Infections Homosexuality, Male Humans Liver Abscess, Amebic Male Middle Aged
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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(7):1141-1143.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

New South Wales, Australia
Location:

Europe ; Oceania
Volume:

14
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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