Blastocystis species and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Peruvian Adults Attended in a Public Hospital

Autor:	Jorge L. Maguiña, Kovy Arteaga-Livias, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Ana Claudia Navarro-Solsol, Samuel Pecho-Silva, Vicky Panduro-Correa, Bernardo Dámaso-Mata, Luis E. Gonzales-Huerta, Ali A. Rabaan, Mayra Ximena Robles-Cabrera
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain Blastocystis species Brief Communication Parasite Load 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Bloating Intestinal Parasitosis Internal medicine Outpatient clinic Medicine Pharmacology (medical) In patient 030212 general & internal medicine 0303 health sciences Blastocystis Stool Microscopy biology 030306 microbiology business.industry biology.organism_classification Abdominal Pain Infectious Diseases Public hospital Blastocystis sp medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	Infection & Chemotherapy
ISSN:	2092-6448 2093-2340
DOI:	10.3947/ic.2021.0004
Popis:	The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of Blastocystis sp. in gastrointestinal symptoms reported by adult patients in a Peruvian hospital. A case-control 3:1 study was performed at the outpatient clinic. Direct stool examinations were done. One hundred sixty patients were included, 40 cases and 120 controls. Positivity to Blastocystis sp. was associated with dyspepsia (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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