To the Editor: We report three cases of locally acquired Entamoeba histolytica infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Sydney, New South Wales.
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- 1 Microbiology Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
- 2 Department of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
Correspondence: dstark@stvincents.com.au
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