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Updated classification of the phylum Parabasalia

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 71, Issue 4, July/August 2024.
Abstract The phylum Parabasalia includes very diverse single‐cell organisms that nevertheless share a distinctive set of morphological traits. Most are harmless or beneficial gut symbionts of animals, but some have turned into parasites in other body compartments, the most notorious example being Trichomonas vaginalis in humans.
Vittorio Boscaro, Erick R. James, Rebecca Fiorito, Javier del Campo, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Patrick J. Keeling   +5 more
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Authenticity of pulmonary Lophomonas blattarum infection: A case report

World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2019
Pulmonary protozoal infections are rare. A 28-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with chief complains of cough, sputum, and dyspnea. The clinical laboratory tests for blood revealed an increased eosinophil percentage of 31.3% and significantly elevated total IgE.
Meng, Shuang-Shuang, Dai, Zhi-Feng, Wang, Hui-Chao, Li, Yu-Xia, Wei, Dan-Dan, Yang, Rui-Lin, Lin, Xu-Hong   +6 more
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First Case Report of Sinusitis withLophomonas blattarumfrom Iran [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2016
Introduction.Lophomonas blattarumis a rare cause of bronchopulmonary and sinus infection. This paper presents a rare case ofLophomonassinusitis.Case Presentation. The patient was a 31-year-old woman who was admitted because of a history of upper respiratory infection and sinusitis. Direct microscopic examination of the sputum and nasal discharge showed
Fariba Berenji, Mahmoud Parian, Abdolmajid Fata, Mahdi Bakhshaee, Fereshte Fattahi   +4 more
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Hallazgo de Lophomonas sp. en secreciones del tracto respiratorio de niños hospitalizados con enfermedad pulmonar grave Lophomonas sp. in respiratory tract secretions in hospitalized children with severe lung disease

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2010
Lophomonas sp. es un parásito habitual del tracto intestinal de las cucarachas y que no es reconocido como patógeno humano. Sin embargo, en la literatura mundial existen escasos reportes de Lophomonas sp.
Rito Zerpa, Elsa Ore, Lilian Patiño, Yrma A. Espinoza   +3 more
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Bronchopulmonary Infection of Lophomonas blattarum: A Case and Literature Review

The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2014
Human infections with Lophomonas blattarum are rare. However, the majority of the infections occurred in China, 94.4% (136 cases) of all cases in the world. This infection is difficult to differentiate from other pulmonary infections with similar symptoms. Here we reported a case of L. blattarum infection confirmed by bronchoalveolar lavage fluid smear
Xue, Jian, Li, Ying-Li, Yu, Xue-Mei, Li, Dai-Kun, Liu, Ming-Fang, Qiu, Jing-Fu, Xue, Jian-Jiang   +6 more
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Molecular Detection of Lophomonas in Sputum Samples from Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Referred to the Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis, Mazandaran, Northern Iran [PDF]

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Background and purpose: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) predisposes patients to opportunistic infections, including the emerging protozoan parasite Lophomonas.
Ali Sharifpour, Fatemeh Javadi, Mahdi Fakhar, Rabeeh Tabaripour, Hossein Mehravaran   +4 more
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Bronchopulmonary lophomoniasis: emerging disease or unsubstantiated legend?

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
The relationship between Lophomonas, a genus of multiflagellated protozoa, and respiratory pathology has recently received attention. Here, we summarize the origin, mode of transmission, pathogenic mechanism and relevant clinical data of bronchopulmonary
Rafael Martínez-Girón, Hugo Cornelis van Woerden   +1 more
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Microscopic and Molecular Detection of Lophomonas in Sputum Samples from Dialysis Patients Attending Dialysis Centers in Sari, Northern Iran [PDF]

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Background and purpose: The respiratory protozoan Lophomonas can cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals, such as patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Omid Sedighi, Rabeeh Tabaripour, Ali Sharifpour, Mahdi Fakhar, Mohaddeseh Marvi, Mohammad Hassan Effati   +5 more
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Morphological and Molecular Identification of Acanthamoeba and Lophomonas Isolated from the Sputum of Suspected Tuberculosis Patients in Babolsar, Mazandaran Province in 2022-2023 [PDF]

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Background and purpose: Lophomoniasis is a relatively common emerging parasitic disease caused by a pathogenic protozoan called Lophomonas, which mostly affects the lower respiratory tract (lungs and bronchi) of humans.
Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Rabeeh Tabaripour, Mahdi Fakhar, Aliasghar Raoofi   +3 more
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Community-acquired pneumonia caused by Lophomona sp.

Community Acquired Infection, 2017
Human infection with Lophomonas sp. a protozoan that parasitizes the intestinal tracts of termites and cockroaches is extremely rare; also clinical features are not fully understood. China is the country with the majority of cases reported in the literature. Here, we reported a case of Lophomonas sp.
Díaz Willy, Condori Patricia, Ovalle Rainier, Luque Nestor   +3 more
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