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==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
Drink purified water and eat well cooked food while | Primary prevention of amoebic liver abscess include:<ref name="pmid23061067">{{cite journal| author=Wuerz T, Kane JB, Boggild AK, Krajden S, Keystone JS, Fuksa M et al.| title=A review of amoebic liver abscess for clinicians in a nonendemic setting. | journal=Can J Gastroenterol | year= 2012 | volume= 26 | issue= 10 | pages= 729-33 | pmid=23061067 | doi= | pmc=3472914 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23061067 }} </ref> | ||
*Drink purified water and eat well-cooked food while traveling in tropical countries with poor sanitation | |||
*Boil water before drinking | |||
*Raw vegetables must be washed with soap and then soaked in vinegar for 15 min before they can be eaten | |||
*Screening of family members to prevent spread of disease |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Primary Prevention
Primary prevention of amoebic liver abscess include:[1]
- Drink purified water and eat well-cooked food while traveling in tropical countries with poor sanitation
- Boil water before drinking
- Raw vegetables must be washed with soap and then soaked in vinegar for 15 min before they can be eaten
- Screening of family members to prevent spread of disease