RT Book, Section
A1 Murray, Dennis L.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182904492
T1 Dientamoebiasis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182904492
RD 2023/04/01
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.