RT Book, Section
A1 Rosenthal, Philip J.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193138018
T1 Noninvasive Cestode Infections
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193138018
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  four  major  tapeworms  that  cause  noninvasive  infections  in  humans  are  the  beef  tapeworm  Taenia  saginata,  the  pork  tapeworm  Taenia  solium,  the  fish  tapeworm  Diphyllobothrium  latum,  each  of  which  can  reach  many  meters  in  length,  and  the  dwarf  tapeworm  Hymenolepis  nana.  Taenia  and  Hymenolepis  species  are  broadly  distributed,  especially  in  the  tropics;  D  latum  is  most  prevalent  in  temperate  regions.  Other  tapeworms  that  can  cause  noninvasive  human  disease  include  the  rodent  tapeworm  Hymenolepis  diminuta,  the  dog  tapeworm  Dipylidium  caninum,  and  other  Taenia  and  Diphyllobothrium  species.  Invasive  tapeworm  infections,  including  T  solium  (when  infective  eggs,  rather  than  cysticerci  are  ingested)  and  Echinococcus  species,  will  be  discussed  separately.