Parasiten – wichtige endemische und importierte Erreger

TY - JOUR

T1 - Parasiten – wichtige endemische und importierte Erreger

AU - Jordan, Sabine

AU - Kreuels, Benno

N1 - Thieme. All rights reserved.

PY - 2022/6

Y1 - 2022/6

N2 - Parasites are a diverse group of pathogens; they range from unicellular protozoa (e. g. Giardia lamblia) to tapeworms that can grow several meters long. Parasites have adapted to humans over millions of years and cause a wide, colorful variety of diseases. Due to increasing travel and climate change, previously rare pathogens occur more frequently in patients in Germany.Often the history, clinical findings and imaging are suggestive of the causative parasite and the suspected diagnosis only needs to be confirmed with pathogen detection in order to initiate targeted therapy. Nonetheless, the diagnosis is often delayed due to lack of experience of attending clinicians with parasitic infections.In this review article we give an overview of the epidemiology, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of some of the most common parasitic infections that are endemic, or regularly imported to Germany. We also discuss current and future challenges in the diagnosis, treatment and control of these pathogens.

AB - Parasites are a diverse group of pathogens; they range from unicellular protozoa (e. g. Giardia lamblia) to tapeworms that can grow several meters long. Parasites have adapted to humans over millions of years and cause a wide, colorful variety of diseases. Due to increasing travel and climate change, previously rare pathogens occur more frequently in patients in Germany.Often the history, clinical findings and imaging are suggestive of the causative parasite and the suspected diagnosis only needs to be confirmed with pathogen detection in order to initiate targeted therapy. Nonetheless, the diagnosis is often delayed due to lack of experience of attending clinicians with parasitic infections.In this review article we give an overview of the epidemiology, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of some of the most common parasitic infections that are endemic, or regularly imported to Germany. We also discuss current and future challenges in the diagnosis, treatment and control of these pathogens.

KW - Animals

KW - Germany/epidemiology

KW - Humans

KW - Parasites

KW - Parasitic Diseases/diagnosis

KW - Travel

U2 - 10.1055/a-1664-7518

DO - 10.1055/a-1664-7518

M3 - SCORING: Review

C2 - 35636420

VL - 147

SP - 687

EP - 696

JO - DEUT MED WOCHENSCHR

JF - DEUT MED WOCHENSCHR

SN - 0012-0472

IS - 11

ER -