Blastocystis hominis and Dientamoeba fragilis in patients fulfilling irritable bowel syndrome criteria
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Blastocystis hominis infection in irritable bowel syndrome patients.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel disorder in which abdominal pain is associated with a defect or a change in bowel habits. Subtle inflammation, especially after infectious enteritis, has been sometimes suspected as one mechanism of pathogenesis. This research was performed (1) to evaluate the prevalence of parasitic infections and (2) the possible association of IBS and para...
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Introduction: Blastocystis hominis is a parasite found in the stools of human as well as in the stools of other animals and recently its pathogenic potential has been increasingly recognized. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a digestive system’s disorder which is featured by change in bowel habits, abdominal pains and other symptoms similar to Blastocystis hominis infection. There is lit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasitology Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0932-0113,1432-1955
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-1918-7