Blastocystis hominis is an enteric protozoan. It frequently found in children and may cause chronic diarrhea. The present cross-sectional study was carried out during the period from October to December, 2021 Wasit Province of Iraq. A total 100 stool samples both gender different ages (two years 60 years) suffering primary gastro-intestinal disorders. All were examined microscopically by direct...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Blastocystis hominis is an intestinal protozoan. The pathogenic role of this organism in human beings is still controversial and has varied among reports from different geographic areas. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical significance of B. hominis in northern Taiwan. METHODS A total of 100 patients who had a positive B. hominis stool examination du...

Anaemia is considered as the chief cause of iron deficiency in the body which is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency throughout the world. Anaemia accounts for significant morbidity particularly in underdeveloped countries. Parasitic infestations are among the leading health problems in resource poor countries due to poor hygienic conditions. In the present study we aim to analyse associa...

Out of 1261 stool specimens collected from children in Dohuk city, northern Iraq, the prevalence of Giardia lamblia infection was 38.5%. The highest rate of infection was in orphan care centres (48.1%) and the lowest in the paediatric hospital (31.3%). The age group 10-12 years had the highest rate (81.2%) and 7-9 years the lowest (22.9%); boys had a higher rate than girls. Some infected sample...

The objective was to estimate the prevalence of Blastocystis hominis, to evaluate the effectiveness of different techniques for its diagnosis as well as to estimate the prevalence of other intestinal parasites in the community of Campo Verde, a district of Pitanga. The work was carried out from August to October 2004. Samples of feces from children and adults were collected and submitted to the...

Sir, Blastocystis hominis is one of the most common human intestinal protozoans in the world, especially in developing countries. Nevertheless, current knowledge about this parasite is incomplete and, despite recent progresses, several issues are still controversial and much debated, such as the clinical relevance and pathogenicity (1–4). B. hominis has been found in patients with gastrointesti...

Genomic DNA of Blastocystis isolates released into 0.1% Triton X-100 was suitable for amplification and yielded similar results as the genomic DNA extracted with standard kit. The specific B. hominis primers (BH1: GCT TAT CTG GTT GAT CCT GCC AGT and BH2: TGA TCC TTC CGC AGG TTC ACC TAC A) successfully produced the PCR product of about 1,770 bp with all the 7 Blastocystis isolates tested. The re...