A Hospital-Based Study of Epidemiological and Clinical Data on Blastocystis hominis Infection

被引：16

作者：

Laodim, Pongsakorn ^{[1
,2
]}

Intapan, Pewpan M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^{[2
,3
]}

Laummaunwai, Porntip ^{[1
,2
]}

Maleewong, Wanchai ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Khon Kaen Univ, Fac Med, Dept Parasitol, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

[2] Khon Kaen Univ, Fac Med, Res & Diagnost Ctr Emerging Infect Dis, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

[3] Khon Kaen Univ, Fac Med, Dept Med, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

来源：

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND DISEASE | 2012年 / 9卷 / 12期

关键词：

INTESTINAL PARASITES;

D O I：

10.1089/fpd.2012.1177

中图分类号：

TS2 [食品工业];

学科分类号：

0832 ;

摘要：

Blastocystis hominis is a foodborne 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.

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页码：1077 / 1082

页数：6

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