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ArticleJournal of travel medicine2026

Amebic liver abscess with bronchopleural fistula.

Michaela Schumacher, Andrea Erba, Seraina Bally, Seraina Frei, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Andreas Neumayr, Anne-Valérie Burgener-Gasser

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Article in Journal of travel medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Michaela SchumacherDivision of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Basel Stadt, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0007-6572-0825
Andrea ErbaDivision of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Basel Stadt, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0004-4173-8412
Seraina BallyDivision of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Basel Stadt, Switzerland.
Seraina FreiDivision of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Basel Stadt, Switzerland.
Maja Weisser RohacekDivision of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Basel Stadt, Switzerland.
Andreas NeumayrSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Aeschenplatz 2, Basel 4052, Basel Stadt, Switzerland.
Anne-Valérie Burgener-GasserDivision of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel 4031, Basel Stadt, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amebic liver abscess with bronchopleural fistula caused by Entamoeba histolytica can mimic severe bacterial sepsis in a returning traveller. Rapid diagnosis via multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) on abscess fluid enabled targeted therapy within 24 h, avoiding unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotics. Intestinal amebiasis should be considered in patients with compatible symptoms and relevant exposure.

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Bronchial FistulaEntamoeba histolyticaEntamoebiasisLiver Abscess, AmebicPleural DiseasesAdultAntiprotozoal AgentsHumansMaleMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionTravelTreatment OutcomeAntiprotozoal Agentsextraintestinal amebiasisintestinal amebiasisrapid molecular diagnosticreturning travellerSepsis

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PMID41603562
PMCPMC13017085

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