Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia

Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia

We report cases of two unrelated families who both presented with recurrent Dienta-moeba fragilis infections. Subsequent antimicrobial therapy resulted in the clearance of D. fragilis and total resolution of gastrointestinal symptoms in both families. This report highlights the potentially recurrent...

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Main Authors: Damien Stark, Joel Barratt, John Ellis, John Harkness, Deborah Marriott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-11-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
Dientamoeba fragilis
chronic infection
diarrhoea
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/1280
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John Ellis
John Harkness
Deborah Marriott
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Joel Barratt
John Ellis
John Harkness
Deborah Marriott
Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia
Infectious Disease Reports
Dientamoeba fragilis
chronic infection
diarrhoea
author_facet Damien Stark
Joel Barratt
John Ellis
John Harkness
Deborah Marriott
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title Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia
title_short Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia
title_full Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia
title_fullStr Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia
title_full_unstemmed Repeated Dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from Sydney, Australia
title_sort repeated dientamoeba fragilis infections: a case report of two families from sydney, australia
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series Infectious Disease Reports
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2036-7449
publishDate 2009-11-01
description We report cases of two unrelated families who both presented with recurrent Dienta-moeba fragilis infections. Subsequent antimicrobial therapy resulted in the clearance of D. fragilis and total resolution of gastrointestinal symptoms in both families. This report highlights the potentially recurrent nature of D. fragilis infections and the need for laboratories to routinely test for this organism.
topic Dientamoeba fragilis
chronic infection
diarrhoea
url http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/1280
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