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Lophomonas blattarum Infection in Immunocompetent Patient [PDF]

Lung India, 2016
Lophomonas blattarum (L. blattarum) is a protozoan parasite living in intestinal tracts of termites and cockroaches. Chen and Meng from China repoted first case of pulmonary L. blattarum infection in 1993.
Rahul Tyagi, Kavita Bala Anand, Kishore Teple, Rajkumar Singh Negi   +3 more
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Detection of Lophomonas blattarum (Order: Hypermastigida) From Iranian Patients With Allergic Rhinitis [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022
Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most common allergic diseases triggered by indoor and outdoor allergens. Certain arthropods, such as mites and cockroaches, contain protozoa like Lophomonas blattarum in their intestines to help with ...
Mehdi Bakhshaee, Razieh yousefi, Mahmoud Parian   +2 more
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A Rare Case of Bronchopulmonary Infection by Lophomonas blattarum : A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association
Lophomonas blattarum is a flagellated protozoan parasite found in cockroaches' and termites' hindgut. It can rarely cause bronchopulmonary infection in humans, especially in people with other comorbidities or immunocompromised, but the prevalence and ...
Arun Kumar Mahato, Sonu Shah, Rupak K C, Sudarshan Kandel, Neetika Paudel, Saharoj Siddiqui, Niranjan K C   +6 more
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First Case Report of Sinusitis With Lophomonas blattarum From 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
Abdolmajid Fata, Fariba Berenji, Mahmoud Parian   +2 more
exaly   +7 more sources

Pulmonary Infection With Lophomonas blattarum [PDF]

Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
To describe the characteristics of Lophomonas blattarum infection in children based on a retrospective review of medical records data from Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, China.This study included 53 cases from July 2014 through December 2016.
Kun-Ling Shen
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Effective Treatment of Chronic Cough with Tinidazole as the Newest Antiprotozoa against Lophomonas blattarum [PDF]

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2022
Background. Chronic cough is a common problem in the setting of family physicians. Recently, Lophomonas blattarum was considered a cause of respiratory symptoms in children and adults. Objective.
Zahra Anhaee Nasseri, Majid Mirsadraee, Mahsa Manafi Varkiani, Younes Ghaderi, Fariba Berenji, Shadi Ghaffari   +5 more
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Misidentification of Lophomonas Blattarum: Methodological Flaws and Taxonomic Confusion in Molecular Diagnostics [PDF]

Advanced Biomedical Research
Background: Lophomonas blattarum is a protozoan, which is controversial regarding pathogenicity in the respiratory disease, and identification methods. This study investigated the presence of this protozoan in patients admitted to the intensive care unit
Nasrin Saberi Shahr-Babaki, Mitra Samareh Fekri, Majid Fasihi-Harandi, Behnam Dalfardi, Mohsen Shafiepour Marji   +4 more
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Co-Infection of Lophomonas blattarum and Pneumocystis Jiro-Vecii in Patients With Respiratory Disorders in Northeastern Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Background: Respiratory infections caused by Lophomonas blattarum and Pneumocystis jirovecii are significant threats, especially to immunocompromised patients.
Hossein Zarrinfar, Fariba Berenji, Jamshid Jamali   +2 more
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Bronchopulmonary Infection of Lophomonas blattarum: A Case and Literature Review [PDF]

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, Jing-Fu Qiu
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Study of Lophomonas blattarum Infection in Kidney Transplant Patients in Mashhad City, Iran [PDF]

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background. Lophomonas blattarum is a flagellate protozoan which is known as an emerging parasite in the human respiratory system. Organ transplant recipients are considered as immunocompromised patients due to prescription of immunosuppressive drugs ...
Zahra Gheisari, Fariba Berenji, Fatemeh Nazemian, Seyed Ali Akbar Shamsian, Lida Jarahi, Mahmoud Parian, Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash, Ghodratollah Salehi Sangani   +7 more
doaj   +5 more sources