Dientamoeba fragilis (D. fragilis) is an anaerobic intestinal protozoan parasite that has been associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms. We report a case of post-infectious IBS caused by D. fragilis treated successfully with metronidazole. A 33-year-old African American male with an unremarkable past medical history was seen in the office with a three-month history of interm...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to detect Dientamoeba fragilis by iron haematoxylin stain, as well as its prevalence, and association between D. fragilis infection and diarrhoea among patients attending Al-Nuseirate Refugee Camp Clinic, Gaza Strip. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 319 children and adults with age ranges from (1 to 75) years old, attending Al-Nussirat C...

Dientamoeba fragilis belongs to the trichomonad group of protozoan parasites and it has been implicated as a cause of gastrointestinal disease with world-wide prevalences ranging from 0.5% to 16%. The majority of patients with dientamoebiasis present with gastrointestinal complaints. Chronic symptoms are common with up to a third of patients exhibiting persistent diarrhoea. Numerous studies hav...

It will be seen from the reports of the Pr?" fessor of Protozoology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (1922?35), that infection with most of the intestinal protozoa has been found in the patients treated in the Carmichael Hospital for Tropical Diseases. The only amceba which has not been reported previously is Dientamoeba fragilis. This amceba was first described by Jepps and Dobell in 1918...

1 2 Dientamoeba fragilis is a pathogenic trichomonad found in the gastrointestinal tract of 3 humans and is implicated as a cause of diarrhoea. Despite its discovery over a century 4 ago, there has been no recent thorough description of this parasite by microscopy. 5 SEM, TEM, confocal and light microscopy were therefore used to characterize D. fragilis 6 populations growing in xenic culture. T...

Aim: Blastocystis and Dientamoeba fragilis (D. fragilis) are among the most common protozoon species in human faecal samples. The cross-sectional studies have reported frequencies a variety of populations. However, we very limited information about co-existence rate those protozoans. study aimed to compare D. frequency positive negative samples order determine rate. secondary objective was anal...

Dientamoeba fragilis is a commonly encountered trichomonad which has been implicated as a cause of gastrointestinal disease in humans. Despite the frequency of reports recording infections with this parasite, little research has been undertaken in terms of antimicrobial susceptibility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of D. fragilis to several commonly used antiparasitic...