TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 341. Amebiasis A1 - ALI, Ibne Karim M. A1 - Petri Jr., William A. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Amebiasis denotes the disease caused solely by Entamoeba histolytica, although there are two other morphologically identical Entamoeba species that can also infect humans—Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba moshkovskii. E dispar is about 10 times more prevalent than E histolytica in most endemic areas for amebiasis.1 Recent reports suggest that infection of E moshkovskii, which was once considered a free-living amoeba, is also common in some parts of the world such as Bangladesh, India, and Australia. Most E moshkovskii infections occur concomitantly with E dispar or E histolytica infections. Neither E dispar nor E moshkovskii infections are associated with disease.2 Free-living amoebic infections are discussed in Chapter 348. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7031435 ER -