Prevalence of Human Intestinal Entamoeba spp. in the Americas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 1990–2022

Among the seven species of Entamoeba known to infect humans, E. histolytica is widely recognized as a pathogen. It is reported that Entamoeba infections are common in the developing world, but rare in developed countries. The best way to diagnose these protozoan parasites is to detect antigens or DN...

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Autores principales: Servián, Andrea, Helman, María Elisa, Iglesias, María del Rosario, Panti-May, Jesús Alonso, Zonta, María Lorena, Navone, Graciela Teresa
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Publicado: 2022
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Ciencias Médicas
Biología
Entamoeba
the Americas
human infection
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/154654
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spelling I19-R120-10915-1546542023-06-26T20:10:00Z http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/154654 issn:2076-0817 Prevalence of Human Intestinal Entamoeba spp. in the Americas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 1990–2022 Servián, Andrea Helman, María Elisa Iglesias, María del Rosario Panti-May, Jesús Alonso Zonta, María Lorena Navone, Graciela Teresa 2022 2023-06-26T14:01:07Z en Ciencias Médicas Biología Entamoeba the Americas human infection Among the seven species of Entamoeba known to infect humans, E. histolytica is widely recognized as a pathogen. It is reported that Entamoeba infections are common in the developing world, but rare in developed countries. The best way to diagnose these protozoan parasites is to detect antigens or DNA in the stool. This study aimed to review the prevalence, distribution, and diagnosis methods of Entamoeba spp. infecting humans in the Americas between 1990 and 2022. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed, including 227 studies on Entamoeba infections from 30 out of 35 American countries. The pooled prevalence of each species of Entamoeba was calculated using the random-effects model. The assignment of Entamoeba species was mainly performed by microscopy. The most widely distributed and prevalent species was E. coli (21.0%). Of the studies, 49% could not differentiate the species of the Entamoeba complex. The pathogenic species E. histolytica was distributed among 22 out of 30 American countries studied, with a pooled prevalence of 9%. Molecular data on Entamoeba species are still scarce. This is the first study that reviewed and summarized data on the prevalence of this protozoan genera among American countries. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores Articulo Articulo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) application/pdf
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topic Ciencias Médicas
Biología
Entamoeba
the Americas
human infection
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Biología
Entamoeba
the Americas
human infection
Servián, Andrea
Helman, María Elisa
Iglesias, María del Rosario
Panti-May, Jesús Alonso
Zonta, María Lorena
Navone, Graciela Teresa
Prevalence of Human Intestinal Entamoeba spp. in the Americas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 1990–2022
topic_facet Ciencias Médicas
Biología
Entamoeba
the Americas
human infection
description Among the seven species of Entamoeba known to infect humans, E. histolytica is widely recognized as a pathogen. It is reported that Entamoeba infections are common in the developing world, but rare in developed countries. The best way to diagnose these protozoan parasites is to detect antigens or DNA in the stool. This study aimed to review the prevalence, distribution, and diagnosis methods of Entamoeba spp. infecting humans in the Americas between 1990 and 2022. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed, including 227 studies on Entamoeba infections from 30 out of 35 American countries. The pooled prevalence of each species of Entamoeba was calculated using the random-effects model. The assignment of Entamoeba species was mainly performed by microscopy. The most widely distributed and prevalent species was E. coli (21.0%). Of the studies, 49% could not differentiate the species of the Entamoeba complex. The pathogenic species E. histolytica was distributed among 22 out of 30 American countries studied, with a pooled prevalence of 9%. Molecular data on Entamoeba species are still scarce. This is the first study that reviewed and summarized data on the prevalence of this protozoan genera among American countries.
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author Servián, Andrea
Helman, María Elisa
Iglesias, María del Rosario
Panti-May, Jesús Alonso
Zonta, María Lorena
Navone, Graciela Teresa
author_facet Servián, Andrea
Helman, María Elisa
Iglesias, María del Rosario
Panti-May, Jesús Alonso
Zonta, María Lorena
Navone, Graciela Teresa
author_sort Servián, Andrea
title Prevalence of Human Intestinal Entamoeba spp. in the Americas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 1990–2022
title_short Prevalence of Human Intestinal Entamoeba spp. in the Americas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 1990–2022
title_full Prevalence of Human Intestinal Entamoeba spp. in the Americas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 1990–2022
title_fullStr Prevalence of Human Intestinal Entamoeba spp. in the Americas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 1990–2022
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Human Intestinal Entamoeba spp. in the Americas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 1990–2022
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