Symptomatic <i>Entamoeba dispar</i> Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men, New York City, 2018
<i>Entamoeba histolytica</i> is considered the primary species causing the parasitic gastrointestinal infection amebiasis. A cluster of amebiasis infections was identified in 2018 among men who have sex with men in New York City and was likely caused by <i>Entamoeba dispar</i>, traditionally considered to be nonpathogenic.
Authors
- Robert Fitzhenry
- Susan Madison‐Antenucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1748-9327)
- Emily McGibbon
- Michelle C. Dickinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4382-8003)
- Amy K. Alderman
- Rajitha Sunkara
- Lisa Alleyne
- Kimberly Mergen
- Bruce Gutelius
- Corinne N. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4490-6050)
Institutions
- New York State Department of Health (US)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (US)
- Wadsworth Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae658
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Amoebic Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39