Seropositivity for and Intestinal Colonization with Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar in Individuals in Northeastern Brazil
AUTOR(ES)
Braga, Lucia L.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
In a slum community in northeastern Brazil 20% of a sample population was colonized with Entamoeba histolytica or Entamoeba dispar and 10.6% was colonized with E. histolytica alone. No correlation between seropositivity for anti-GalNAc lectin antibody and colonization was found. These results suggest that colonization does not necessarily produce immunity to reinfection.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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