TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Dientamoebiasis A1 - Murray, Dennis L. A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Dientamoeba fragilis is a nonflagellate trichomonad parasite that inhabits the human colon and has been associated with both acute and chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. Discovered in 1918, the organism was initially classified as an amoeba, but findings from molecular studies and other methods showed the organism is closely related to trichomonads. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182904492 ER -