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2023年9月27日 · Amebiasis is a common cause of diarrhea in infants in low-income countries and an emerging sexually transmitted infection in some developed countries. Amebiasis also causes colitis that can present with diarrhea and/or dysentery that can be acute or last more than 1 week. Abdominal tenderness and weight loss are common with amebic colitis.
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2023年9月27日 · Treatment is with nitroimidazoles (including metronidazole or tinidazole) followed by luminal agents such as paromomycin or diloxanide furoate to prevent relapse. Reinfection is common in endemic regions; patients should be counselled …
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2024年10月31日 · Treatment of pyogenic abscess focuses on both timely administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics and drainage of the abscess. People with fungal abscess require antifungal therapy. Amebic abscess is treated with a nitroimidazole, followed by a luminal agent.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Yellow Book 2024: health information for international travel. Section 5: travel-associated infections & diseases - parasitic. Amebiasis. May 2023 [internet publication]. Full text
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2023年7月4日 · Ascaris lumbricoides, a fleshy, cylindrical roundworm, is the largest nematode to parasitize the human gut.. Adult male and female worms live for about a year, during which time a single female can produce up to 240,000 eggs per da
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2024年11月24日 · La amebiasis es una causa frecuente de diarrea en los lactantes de los países de bajos ingresos y una infección de transmisión sexual emergente en algunos países desarrollados. La amebiasis también causa colitis la cual se puede presentar con diarrea y/o disentería que puede ser aguda o de más de 1 semana de duración.
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2022年2月4日 · Treatment is aimed at symptomatic relief and preventing or halting further joint damage. Typical agents include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Approximately 30% to 50% of patients will go on to develop some form of chronic ReA.
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2024年2月21日 · Giardiasis is an enteric infection caused by a eukaryotic, flagellated, binucleated protozoan parasite called Giardia lamblia.
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2024年12月19日 · Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning results in significant morbidity and mortality.Poisoning can occur following exposure to a variety of fire or nonfire sources, including gas and charcoal grills, motor vehicle exhaust and other engine exhausts in poorly ventilated spaces, and various industrial sources
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