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BLASTOCYSTIS SPP. INFECTION AMONG IBS PATIENTS: VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2018
This study determined Blastocystis spp. infection in patients with different classes of IBS. It also detected the sensitivity and specificity of microscopy, Jones' medium and PCR in detecting Blastocystis spp. in IBS patients' stool samples.
WAEL ABDEL-GHANY, MANAR SANADEKI, USAMA BELAL, RABIE MOHAMED, MANAL ABDELLATIF, NABIL GABR   +5 more
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Blastocystis incidence, spontaneous clearance, persistence and risk factors in a rural community in Thailand: A prospective cohort study

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2020
Objective: To investigate the incidence, spontaneous clearance, persistence and risk factors of Blastocystis infection in a rural community in Thailand. Methods: In February 2016, a cohort study was conducted in a rural community of Thailand.
Kawin Wongthamarin, Thanaporn Trairattanapa, Sirakit Kijanukul, Thanakrit Kritsilpe, Sarun Poobunjirdkul, Warit Chuengdee, Mathirut Mungthi, Saovanee Leelayoova, Tawee Naaglor, Paanjit Taamasri, Picha Suwannahitatorn, Toon Ruang-Areerate, Phunlerd Piyaraj   +12 more
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The Presence of Blastocystis in Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii)

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Blastocystis is a protozoan that parasitizes the intestines. A number of hosts of Blastocystis have been found, including human and animals. However, there has been no research on the prevalence of Blastocystis in Tibetan antelope. Here, a molecular test
Hong-Li Geng, Yu-Zhe Sun, Jing Jiang, He-Ting Sun, Yuan-Guo Li, Si-Yuan Qin, Si-Yuan Qin, Zhen-Jun Wang, Tao Ma, Jun-Hui Zhu, Nian-Yu Xue, Hong-Bo Ni   +11 more
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BLASTOCYSTIS AND OTHER INTESTINAL PARASITES INFECTIONS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN DUKUH VILLAGE, KARANGASEM DISTRICT, BALI

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2018
Blastocystis spp. is the most common enteric parasitic infection found in several community surveys from developing countries. Blastocystis infections may cause gastrointestinal symptoms, but also cause extraintestinal symptoms such as urticaria and ...
Ni Luh Putu Eka Diarthini, I Kadek Swastika, Luh Ariwati, Rahmadany Isyaputri, Moh. Yasin Fitri N, Sri Hidajati, Sukmawati Basuki   +6 more
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One Health Disparities and Blastocystis infection among smallholder farmers in northeastern Madagascar. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Blastocystis is a globally transmitted gastrointestinal protozoa that commonly infects people living in low- and middle-income countries. Transmission is thought to occur via consumption of contaminated water or food and through contact with infected ...
Solis A, Anaeme A, Titcomb G, Janko M, Rabezara JY, Barrett TM, Kauffman K, Pender M, Soarimalala V, Kolinski L, Kramer R, Young H, Nunn CL.   +12 more
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A longitudinal study of Blastocystis in dairy calves from birth through 24 months demonstrates dynamic shifts in infection rates and subtype prevalence and diversity by age

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Blastocystis is a common microeukaryotic intestinal parasite in humans and other animal hosts globally. However, no large-scale longitudinal study has ever been conducted for Blastocystis.
Monica Santin, Aleksey Molokin, Jenny G. Maloney   +2 more
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Molecular characterization of Blastocystis sp. in Chinese bamboo rats (Rhizomys sinensis)

Parasite, 2021
Blastocystis sp., a parasitic eukaryote, widely colonizes the intestines of humans and a large number of animals, including rodents and lagomorphs. More than 30 million bamboo rats (Rhizomys sinensis) are farmed in China as a source of meat for human ...
Song Junke, Yang Xin, Ma Xun, Wu Xuemei, Wang Yuxin, Li Zhili, Liu Guohua, Zhao Guanghui   +7 more
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Subtype analysis of Blastocystis isolates in Swedish patients. [PDF]

, 2012
Blastocystis is a genetically diverse and widespread intestinal parasite of animals and humans with controversial pathogenic potential. At least nine subtypes of Blastocystis have been found in humans.
Clark, G. C.,, Forsell, Joakim,, Evengård, Birgitta,, Granlund, Margareta,, Stensvold, C. R.,, Granlund, M, Forsell, J, Clark, CG, Stensvold, CR, Evengård, B   +9 more
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Factors associated with Blastocystis infection in malnourished adults¹.

, 2021
Factors associated with Blastocystis infection in malnourished adults1.
Md. Mehedi Hasan (8755428), Md. Ashraful Alam (7434188), Md. Amran Gazi (8755425), Tahmeed Ahmed (176583), Mustafa Mahfuz (3374384), Subhasish Das (7833866), Shafiqul Alam Sarker (3682036), M. Masudur Rahman (10933945), Shah Mohammad Fahim (8356497), Rashidul Haque (60045)   +9 more
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Blastocystis in the faeces of children from six distant countries: prevalence, quantity, subtypes and the relation to the gut bacteriome

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Blastocystis is a human gut symbiont of yet undefined clinical significance. In a set of faecal samples collected from asymptomatic children of six distant populations, we first assessed the community profiles of protist 18S rDNA and then ...
Ondrej Cinek, Katerina Polackova, Rasha Odeh, Abeer Alassaf, Lenka Kramná, MaryAnn Ugochi Ibekwe, Edna Siima Majaliwa, Gunduz Ahmadov, Bashir Mukhtar Elwasila Elmahi, Hanan Mekki, Sami Oikarinen, Jan Lebl, Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah   +12 more
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