Entamoeba histolytica causes human amebiasis. Although antibiotic therapy for this infection exists, there are limited treatment options for this potentially fatal invasive disease. Anjan Debnath and colleagues now report their identification of auranofin, an approved treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, as a candidate new drug for combating E. histolytica infection.
- Anjan Debnath
- Derek Parsonage
- Sharon L Reed
