Prevalence and molecular identification of protozoan intestinal parasitic infections in cancer patients and a control group [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Parasitic infections, especially opportunistic infections, are important issues for immunocompromised patients, including cancer patients.
Leyla Bahadorizadeh +7 more
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Prolonged Severe Watery Diarrhea in a Long-Term Myeloma Survivor: An Unforeseen Infection with Cystoisospora belli [PDF]
Turkish Journal of Hematology, 2021 Tarık Onur Tiryaki +6 more
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections and the Associated Risk Factors Among Malnourished Children Attending Bele Gesgar Hospital in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. [PDF]
J Parasitol ResIntroduction: Human intestinal parasites are identified as causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, particularly in underdeveloped countries. Objective: This study was conducted to assess the status of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) among malnourished children attending Bele Gesgar Primary Hospital and investigate the possible ...
Firdu Z, Amente D.
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Case Report: Molecular Diagnosis of Cystoisospora belli in a Severely Immunocompromised Patient with HIV and Kaposi Sarcoma. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2021 Diarrhea in an immunocompromised patient has a broad infectious differential. Diagnosis is difficult despite advances in diagnostic modalities. We report a case of a 45-year-old Nigerian woman who immigrated to the United States 2 years ago.
Iordanov RB +5 more
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Improvement of the diagnosis of intestinal protozoa using a multiplex qPCR strategy compared to classical microscopy: a prospective study on 3,500 stool samples over 3 years [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyCommercial multiplex real-time PCR (qPCR assays) are now widely used for the diagnosis of intestinal protozoan infections, but few prospective studies evaluated their performances on large patient cohorts.
Florence Robert-Gangneux +7 more
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Prevalence and genotypic characterization of zoonotic intestinal protozoan parasites in transboundary migratory Mongolian Gazelles (Procapra gutturosa): the first survey [PDF]
ParasitologyThe migration of Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) poses a potential risk of outbreak for zoonotic intestinal protozoan parasite infections. This study aims to investigate the infection status of zoonotic intestinal protozoan parasites in these ...
Sichao Gao +10 more
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The Brief Case: Cystoisospora belli in the duodenal aspirate of an HIV-infected child [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyNidhi Tejan +3 more
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2013 Cryptosporidium spp. and Cystoisospora belli are monoxenic protozoa that have been recognized as the causative agents of chronic diarrhea in immunocompromised individuals, especially HIV-infected subjects.
Dnieber Chagas Assis +4 more
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Recurrent Diarrhea Due to Cystoisospora belli in a Patient With HIV: A Case Report. [PDF]
CureusCystoisospora belli (C. belli) is an opportunistic protozoan that primarily affects immunocompromised individuals, including people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Gaxiola Ortiz AV +2 more
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PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS OF CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS AND CYSTOISOSPORA BELLI INFECTIONS AMONG ADULT IMMUNE-COMPETENT PATIENTS WITH DIARRHEA ATTENDING MINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, EGYPT [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2021 The prevalence of emerging human intestinal protozoan pathogens in immune-competent adults wasnot clearly determined in Egypt. This study assessed the prevalence of Cyclospora cayetanensis andCystoisospora belli and their associated risk factors in Minia
WAEL ABDEL-GHANY +5 more
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