Risk Factors for Intestinal Invasive Amebiasis in Japan, 2003–2009

Risk Factors for Intestinal Invasive Amebiasis in Japan, 2003–2009

We determined yearly change in prevalence and risk factors for amebic colitis caused by intestinal invasive amebiasis among persons who underwent endoscopy and assessed differences between HIV-positive and HIV-negative persons in Japan. A total of 10,930 patients were selected for analysis, of whom...

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Main Authors: Naoyoshi Nagata, Takuro Shimbo, Junichi Akiyama, Ryo Nakashima, So Nishimura, Tomoyuki Yada, Koji Watanabe, Shinichi Oka, Naomi Uemura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
invasive amebiasis
amebic colitis
parasites
protozoa
prevalence
risk factors
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/5/11-1275_article

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