Risk of underdiagnosing amebic dysentery due to false-negative Entamoeba histolytica antigen detection

Núria Prim; Pilar Escamilla; Roser Solé; Teresa Llovet; Germán Soriano; Carmen Muñoz

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.04.012

Risk of underdiagnosing amebic dysentery due to false-negative Entamoeba histolytica antigen detection

Núria Prim, Pilar Escamilla, Roser Solé, Teresa Llovet, Germán Soriano, Carmen Muñoz

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Abstract

Entamoeba histolytica antigen assays on stool are widely used to diagnose amebiasis. We report a case of confirmed amebic colitis with a false-negative antigen detection that became positive after treatment. Our results indicate that these assays may underdiagnose acute amebic infection when used alone and should be used cautiously. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	372-373
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	73
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.04.012
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2012

Keywords

Antigen detection
Diagnostics
Entamoeba histolytica

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Risk of underdiagnosing amebic dysentery due to false-negative Entamoeba histolytica antigen detection. / Prim, Núria; Escamilla, Pilar; Solé, Roser; Llovet, Teresa; Soriano, Germán; Muñoz, Carmen.

In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Vol. 73, No. 4, 01.08.2012, p. 372-373.

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