| Title of Article |
A hospital-based study of epidemiological and clinical data on Blastocystis hominis infection |
| Date of Acceptance |
5 August 2012 |
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Foodborne Pathogens and Disease |
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| Institute of Journal |
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 140 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801 |
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2012 |
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| Abstract |
Abstract
Blastocystis hominis is a food-borne protozoan found in the human feces worldwide. One
hundred and ninety-nine individuals with stool samples positive for B. hominis were identified
from a pool of 14,325 patient stools collected between 2003 and 2010 from Srinagarind hospital
in Thailand. The medical records of patients were reviewed for demographic and clinical data.
Of the 85 patients (42.7%) who had B. hominis infection with no co-infections, 42.5%
experienced gastrointestinal symptoms. Abdominal pain is the most frequently observed
symptom followed by diarrhea. Strongyloides stercolaris and Opisthorchis viverrini were the
predominant parasitic co-infections in blastocystosis patients. The infection rates of B. hominis
were high during the rainy season. Most B. hominis-infected patients (94%) had underlying
diseases; malignancy and chronic diseases were equally top ranked (35.3%) which indicated that
B. hominis is an opportunistic protozoan. |
| Keyword |
Blastocystis hominis, epidemiology, clinical data, hospital-based study |
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ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
| Level of Publication |
นานาชาติ |
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