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Entamoeba histolytica: the serine-rich gene polymorphism-based genetic variability of clinical isolates from Georgia.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Jul 2005
Simonishvili Sophia, Tsanava Shota, Sanadze Ketevan, Chlikadze Rusudan, Miskalishvili Anna, Lomkatsi Nino, Imnadze Paata, Petri William A, Trapaidze Nino
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It is generally accepted that a majority of individuals infected by Entamoeba histolytica do not develop symptomatic disease. However, the parasite and the host factors contributing to the development of the disease, remain undetermined. It is also unclear why certain individuals develop extra-intestinal amebiasis without exhibiting apparent intestinal symptoms. An outbreak of amebic liver abscess in Tbilisi,...
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