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Dientamoeba fragilis

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is more prevalent in well-developed countries as opposed to disadvantaged and resource poor nations. The parasite is also endemic in crowded communities (i.e institutions), populations with unsatisfactory sanitation conditions, and individuals who travel to underprivileged countries. Globally, the
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is also searched for throughout the body. The age and clinical status of the patient will determine the treatment given. If the patient is a child, a temporary treatment would be offered to test if symptoms can be alleviated, otherwise, another diagnosis and treatment are required. If the child is
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In order to diagnose the parasite, patients are required to provide (multiple) fresh stool samples that have been preserved for parasite examination. The multiple samples are required because of parasite detection being difficult, therefore, a sample might be obtained each day to help increase the
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is the primary drug treatment for dientamoebiasis, unfortunately there are side effects such as abdominal cramping, nausea, and rash. There are other medications that treat dientamoebiasis, including paromomycin and metronidazole. Tetracycline and doxycycline have also been used as a form of
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form is a spindle structure located between the nuclei, which stems from certain polar configurations adjacent to a nucleus; these configurations appear to be homologous to hypermastigotes’ atractophores. A complex Golgi apparatus is seen; the nuclear structure of
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does not penetrate the host tissue directly; therefore, some of these symptoms may be caused from irritation which then leads to colonic motility. Infection can occur at any age; however, the most common ages that have been reported are children 5–10 years old.
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found in the gastrointestinal tract of some humans, pigs and gorillas. It causes gastrointestinal upset in some people, but not in others. It is an important cause of traveller's diarrhoea, chronic diarrhoea, fatigue and, in children,
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lacks flagella, having secondarily lost them over evolutionary time. Thus, it is an amoeba of flagellate ancestry. In point of ultrastructural and antigenic view, Dientamoeba is reclassified as a flagellate.
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cells are able to survive and move in fresh feces but are sensitive to aerobic environments. They dissociate when in contact or placed in saline, tap water or distilled water.
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When inside the host, the parasite infects the mucosal crypts of the large intestine. They primarily affect the cecum and proximal colon. It is assumed that when
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ranges from 0.3% to 90%, occurring in multiple countries including many urbanized cities such as Los Angeles, California and Sydney, Australia. Recently,
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is inside the colon, it reproduces asexually by binary fission. From there, the trophozoites are in the lumen of the colon, and are excreted as wastes.
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that contain ingested debris, including bacteria. Waste materials are eliminated from the cell through digestive vacuoles by exocytosis.
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Munasinghe, V. S.; Vella, N. G.; Ellis, J. T.; Windsor, P. A.; Stark, D (2013). "Cyst formation and faecal-oral transmission of
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replicates by binary fission, moves by pseudopodia, and feeds by phagocytosis. The cytoplasm typically contains numerous food
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treatment. Drugs such as secnidazole and ornidazole have been used as well, but are not available in the United States.
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of this parasite has not yet been completely determined, but some assumptions have been made based on clinical data. A
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has an estimated prevalence throughout the United States. Unlike majority of parasitic infections,
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has been reported, although it is yet to be independently confirmed (as of 2013). If true,
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should be considered to be a harmless organism or a pathogenic parasite. Infection with
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is one of the smaller parasites that are able to live in the human intestine.
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is more similar to that of flagellated trichomonads than to that of
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Hydrogenosomes and mitosomes: mitochondria of anaerobic eukaryotes
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is not considered to be invasive nor cause cell or tissue damage.
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was identified in 0.9% of patients observed. Its coincidence with
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Stark D, Beebe N, Marriott D, Ellis J, Harkness J (June 2005).
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Lagacé-Wiens PR, VanCaeseele PG, Koschik C (August 2006).
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Elbakri, Ali; Al-Qahtani, Ahmed; Samie, Amidou (2015).
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IntechOpen. pp. 61–82. 597:Dientamoeba Fragilis Infection 511:(5): 501, author reply 501–2. 184:is a species of single-celled 1: 635:10.1128/CMR.17.3.553-570.2004 977:. Center for Disease Control 945:10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.06.003 2786:Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis 3100: 3079:Protists described in 1918 849:. In Samie, Amidou (ed.). 558:10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.076 2345: 2323: 2308: 2117: 1671: 1190: 1063: 476:List of parasites (human) 162: 155: 52:Scientific classification 50: 41: 34: 2772:Cutaneous leishmaniasis 2717:African trypanosomiasis 278:Enterobius vermicularis 2806:Visceral leishmaniasis 2896:Trichomonas vaginalis 999:Tachezy, Jan (2010). 686:Paediatr Child Health 505:Am. J. Trop. Med. 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2267: 2263: 2262:Trimastigidae 2260: 2259: 2258:Trimastigida 2257: 2253: 2250: 2249: 2247: 2246: 2244: 2242: 2241:Anaeromonadea 2238: 2235: 2233: 2229: 2226: 2223: 2218: 2200: 2197: 2195: 2192: 2191: 2189: 2187: 2183: 2180: 2176: 2173: 2169: 2155: 2152: 2150: 2147: 2146: 2144: 2142: 2138: 2135: 2133: 2132:Malawimonadea 2129: 2126: 2124: 2120: 2116: 2113: 2110: 2105: 2077: 2074: 2072: 2069: 2067: 2064: 2062: 2059: 2058: 2057: 2054: 2050: 2049:Eutreptiaceae 2047: 2046: 2045:Eutreptiales 2044: 2040: 2037: 2036: 2034: 2030: 2027: 2026: 2024: 2023: 2021: 2019: 2015: 2007: 2004: 2003: 2002:Peranematida 2001: 1997: 1996:Teloproctidae 1994: 1993: 1992:Acroglissida 1991: 1990: 1988: 1984: 1976: 1973: 1971: 1968: 1966: 1963: 1962: 1961:Natomonadida 1960: 1956: 1953: 1952: 1950: 1946: 1943: 1942: 1941: 1938: 1937: 1935: 1931: 1928: 1924: 1918: 1917: 1913: 1911: 1910: 1906: 1905: 1903: 1899: 1891: 1888: 1887: 1885: 1884: 1882: 1878: 1870: 1867: 1866: 1864: 1860: 1857: 1856: 1854: 1850: 1847: 1845: 1842: 1840: 1837: 1836: 1834: 1833: 1831: 1827: 1819: 1816: 1814: 1811: 1810: 1808: 1807: 1805: 1803:Petalomonadea 1801: 1798: 1796: 1792: 1776: 1773: 1772: 1771: 1768: 1764: 1761: 1760: 1759: 1756: 1752: 1749: 1747: 1746:Parabodonidae 1744: 1743: 1742:Parabodonida 1741: 1737: 1734: 1732: 1729: 1727: 1726:Allobodonidae 1724: 1723: 1721: 1720: 1718: 1714: 1706: 1705:Perkinselidae 1703: 1701: 1698: 1697: 1695: 1694: 1692: 1688: 1682: 1679: 1677: 1674: 1673: 1670: 1667: 1665: 1664:Kinetoplastea 1661: 1653: 1652:Hemistasiidae 1650: 1648: 1645: 1643: 1640: 1639: 1638: 1635: 1634: 1632: 1630: 1626: 1623: 1621: 1617: 1605: 1604:Postgaardidae 1602: 1600: 1597: 1596: 1595: 1592: 1588: 1585: 1584: 1582: 1581: 1579: 1577: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1564: 1561: 1558: 1553: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1523: 1520: 1518: 1515: 1514: 1513: 1510: 1506: 1503: 1502: 1500: 1496: 1493: 1492: 1490: 1486: 1483: 1481: 1478: 1477: 1476: 1473: 1469: 1466: 1465: 1464: 1461: 1460: 1458: 1456: 1455:Heterolobosea 1452: 1444: 1441: 1439: 1436: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1428:Gruberellidae 1426: 1425: 1424:Lyromonadida 1423: 1422: 1420: 1416: 1413: 1409: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1394: 1392: 1388: 1380: 1379:Selenaionidae 1377: 1376: 1375:Selenaionida 1374: 1373: 1371: 1367: 1364: 1360: 1348: 1345: 1344: 1342: 1341: 1339: 1335: 1332: 1328: 1325: 1322: 1317: 1314: 1311: 1310:Discicristata 1306: 1288: 1285: 1284: 1282: 1280: 1276: 1273: 1271: 1267: 1264: 1262:Tsukubamonada 1260: 1246: 1243: 1241: 1238: 1236: 1235:Moramonadidae 1233: 1231: 1228: 1226: 1223: 1221: 1218: 1217: 1215: 1213: 1209: 1206: 1204: 1200: 1197: 1193: 1189: 1186: 1183: 1178: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1152: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1142: 1141: 1138: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1128:Stramenopiles 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1112: 1109: 1108: 1107: 1104: 1103: 1102: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1091:(major groups 1089: 1087: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1071: 1067: 1066: 1062: 1058: 1051: 1046: 1044: 1039: 1037: 1032: 1031: 1028: 1021: 1012: 1006: 1002: 995: 992: 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216: 212: 209: 208: 204: 202: 200: 196: 192: 187: 183: 182: 169: 167: 161: 158: 157:Binomial name 154: 150: 149: 144: 141: 140: 136: 132: 129: 128: 124: 120: 117: 116: 112: 108: 105: 104: 100: 96: 93: 92: 88: 84: 81: 80: 76: 72: 69: 68: 64: 60: 57: 56: 53: 49: 45: 40: 37: 33: 30: 19: 2946: 2909: 2908: 2894: 2869: 2829: 2793: 2778: 2751: 2723: 2709: 2350:Kipferliidae 2274:Oxymonadidae 2232:Anaeromonada 2178:Planomonadea 1945:Anisonemidae 1914: 1907: 1880:Entosiphonea 1844:Keelungiidae 1839:Decastavidae 1835:Decastavida 1731:Neobodonidae 1722:Neobodonida 1642:Diplonemidae 1599:Calkinsiidae 1594:Postgaardida 1587:Bihospitidae 1583:Bihospitida 1491:Tetramitida 1485:Naegleriidae 1480:Tulamoebidae 1411:Eutetramitia 1245:Stygiellidae 1220:Andaluciidae 1150:Opisthokonta 1003:. 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Index

Dientamoeba

Scientific classification
Eukaryota
Excavata
Metamonada
Parabasalia
Trichomonadida
Monocercomonadidae
Binomial name
excavates
failure to thrive
trophozoites
dientamoebiasis
enterobiasis
Iodoquinol
trichomonad
lifecycle
cyst stage
fecal-oral route
helminth
vacuoles
binucleated
List of parasites (human)
"Irritable bowel syndrome: the need to exclude Dientamoeba fragilis"
doi
10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.5.0720501
PMID
15891119
"Host-Protozoan Interactions Protect from Mucosal Infections through Activation of the Inflammasome"

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