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Case Report | Open Access
Devyani Sharma1, Divya Rattan1, Upninder Kaur1, Usha Dutta2 and Rakesh Sehgal3
1Department of Medical Parasitology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
2Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
3Department of Microbiology, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College, Puducherry, India.
Article Number: 9675 | © The Author(s). 2025
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2025;19(1):100-105. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.19.1.34
Received: 25 June 2024 | Accepted: 25 December 2024 | Published online: 27 February 2025
Issue online: March 2025
Abstract

The only species of Entamoeba considered pathogenic untill now was Entamoeba histolytica. However, recent studies have highlighted the pathogenic potential and increasing gastrointestinal infections associated with E. moshkovskii. This study describes the molecular detection of E. moshkovskii in a symptomatic patient, indicating its possible prevalence across India. As this species appears to be an emerging pathogen in the Indian subcontinent, further epidemiological research involving diverse patient cohorts is necessary to assess its disease incidence. This will aid in understanding the epidemiology and clinical significance of E. moshkovskii, thereby improving diagnosis and management strategies for amoebiasis.

Keywords

Entamoeba moshkovskii, Molecular Detection, Emerging Pathogen, North India

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