Infection with Entamoeba histolytica can lead to amebic colitis and to complications
including liver abscess. This review summarizes recent research on the pathogenesis and …

▪ Abstract Entamoeba histolytica, as its name suggests, is an enteric parasite with a
remarkable ability to lyse host tissues. However, the interaction of the parasite with the host …

Circadian clocks are self-sustaining genetically based molecular machines that impose∼
24h rhythmicity on physiology and behavior that synchronize these functions with the solar …

Therapeutic food interventions have reduced mortality in children with severe acute
malnutrition (SAM), but incomplete restoration of healthy growth remains a major problem …

Background Most studies of the causes of diarrhoea in low-income and middle-income
countries have looked at severe disease in people presenting for care, and there are few …

Background Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of mortality in children worldwide, but
establishing the cause can be complicated by diverse diagnostic approaches and varying …

We assessed the relationship of fecal environmental contamination and environmental
enteropathy. We compared markers of environmental enteropathy, parasite burden, and …

The diagnosis of amebiasis by microscopic identification of the parasite in stool is insensitive
and unable to distinguish the invasive parasite Entamoeba histolytica from the commensal …

Given the global burden of diarrhoeal diseases, it is important to understand how members
of the gut microbiota affect the risk for, course of, and recovery from disease in children and …

ABSTRACT The TaqMan Array Card (TAC) system is a 384-well singleplex real-time PCR
format that has been used to detect multiple infection targets. Here we developed an enteric …