Rare Case of Echinostoma cinetorchis Infection, South Korea
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A woman in South Korea who underwent a colonoscopy for occasional gastrointestinal discomfort had 4 adult flukes of Echinostoma cinetorchis showing 37 collar spines around the oral sucker recovered from the terminal ileum through the ascending colon. Partial gene sequencing showed high identity with E. cinetorchis.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Sooji Hong, Hyejoo Shin, Yoon-Hee Lee, Sung-Jong Hong, So-Ri Kim, Youn-Kyoung Kim, Young-Jin Son, Jeong-Gil Song, Jong-Yil Chai, Bong-Kwang Jung
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Awards: #1Health-PREVENT - One Health Interventionen zur Prävention der zoonotischen Verbreitung von Antibiotikaresistenten Erregern - Untersuchungen zum Einfluss von Bioziden (IP6) und Antibiotic Stewardship Programmen (IP4.2) auf die Ausbreitung von multiresistenten Erregern in der Kleintiermedizin, G2042528479
OpenAlex ID: W4400967932