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The use of the antifungal agent miconazole as an inhibitor of Blastocystis hominis growth in Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar cultures Uso do antifúngico miconazol como inibidor do crescimento de Blastocystis hominis em culturas de Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2007
In regions with high prevalence, Blastocystis hominis is frequently found in association with Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar in xenic cultures. Its exacerbated growth is often superimposed on the growth of amebas, thus impeding the continuation of the ...
Alessandra Queiroga Gonçalves, João da Costa Viana, Edna Maria Pires, Márcio Neves Bóia, José Rodrigues Coura, Edward Félix Silva   +5 more
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Intestinal protozoa in HIV-infected patients: effect of rifaximin in Cryptosporidium parvum and Blastocystis hominis infections [PDF]

, 1999
In HIV-1 infected patients severe enteritis and chronic diarrhea are often documented as a consequence of multiple opportunistic infections. We analyzed 48 HIV-1 positive patients for the presence of intestinal pathogenic protozoa. Patients with CD4 > or
Amenta, M, Colomba, A, COLOMBA, Claudia, Dalle Nogare, ER, Di Lorenzo, F, Ferrieri, A., Fundaro, S, Prestileo, TS   +7 more
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among university female students, Gaza, Palestine [PDF]

, 2019
The intestinal parasites are still endemic among children, women, and men in Gaza Strip. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of intestinal parasites among young female students of Islamic University of Gaza to report the existence and ...
Abu Qassem, RR, Al-Hindi, A, Alshammari, AEM, El-Egla, GO, Redwan, AA   +4 more
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Detection of Microbial Contaminants in Water: Conventional Methods, Pragmatic Alternatives, and Nanosensing Techniques

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.
Conventional culture and immunological methods of detecting bacterial water contaminants have some limitations. There are alternative pragmatic methods which are more efficient and faster in the detection of bacteria in water, especially nanosensors. ABSTRACT The complexities of microbial detection and conventional enumeration necessitates the adoption
Adeyemi O. Adeeyo, Joshua N. Edokpayi, Mercy A. Alabi, Joshua A. Oyetade, Eunice Ubomba‐Jaswa, Penny Jaca, Rachel Makungo   +6 more
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Immunity Switches and Macrophage Manipulations: Trauma, Ovulation, and Depression as Latent Tuberculosis Reactivation Risks

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 37, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Inflammation is the immune system's natural response to initial tuberculosis infection. Tuberculosis bacteria have gained adaptations to manipulate the inflammatory process, sometimes settling into latency and containment in granulomas, ensuring their survival.
Stacie Burke
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Blastocystis Hominis: is IT a Cause of Diarrhea? [PDF]

, 2017
Blastocystis hominis can be found in the fecal sample of both healthy individuals without symptoms and those having gastrointestinal problems. Therefore, the pathogenicity and pathophysiology remain controversial.
Bugis, A. A. (Amnah), Mallah, B. A. (Banan), Mallah, B. A. (Bayan), Zakai, H. A. (Haytham)   +3 more
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Aspects of Genetic Diversity, Host Specificity and Public Health Significance of Single‐Celled Intestinal Parasites Commonly Observed in Humans and Mostly Referred to as ‘Non‐Pathogenic’

APMIS, Volume 133, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Clinical microbiology involves the detection and differentiation of primarily bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi in patients with infections. Billions of people may be colonised by one or more species of common luminal intestinal parasitic protists (CLIPPs) that are often detected in clinical microbiology laboratories; still, our knowledge
Christen Rune Stensvold
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Some Pathological Study of Experimental Infection of Blastocystis hominis in Mice

The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2003
Blastocystis hominis isolated from patients suffering from diarrhea patients (56) in number visited two hospital in Baghdad were cultured on liver infusion broth to infecting laboratory animals.
E. H. AL-Taee
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among Inhabitants and Tribes of Chelgerd, Iran, 2008-2009. [PDF]

, 2015
INTRODUCTION Although a notable development in treating and controlling of parasitic infections in recent years has occurred but, these infections are still counted as important problems in many countries.
Haghighi, Ali., Khosravi, Naser., Nazari, Mahnaz., Pestehchian, Nader., Salehi, Mansour., Yosefi, Hosein Ali.   +5 more
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Preadult Living Conditions During Sociopolitical Transition in Quebrada Chupacigarro Cemetery (500–400 bc), Supe Valley, Peru: Childhood Morbidity and Sociopolitical Change in Prehistoric Central Andes

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 35, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
ABSTRACT Through a detailed assessment of nonspecific stress markers in 67 individuals (47 under 8 years old), this paper investigates the health conditions of preadults in Quebrada Chupacigarro Cemetery (QCC), North‐Central Coast of Peru, during the transition between the Middle and Late Formative periods (500–400 bc), a critical time of ...
Luis Pezo‐Lanfranco, Maria Inés Barreto, José Filippini, Karoline Silva, Aldemar Crispín, Marco Machacuay, Pedro Novoa, Ruth Shady   +7 more
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