Correspondence Anisakiasis Mistaken for Dientamoebiasis? TO THE EDITOR—Dientamoeba fragilis is one of the most common intestinal parasites of humans, infecting 43% of patients submitting stool samples for para-sitological examination in Denmark [1]. Asymptomatic carriage is common, and the parasite can be found in at least 30% of healthy individuals (unpublished observations). Moreover, familia...

OBJECTIVES A study was performed using a subset of Ontario laboratory parasitology data, with three objectives: to describe parasitic infections in Ontario; to identify risk factors for acquiring a parasitic infection using routinely collected information; and to use this information to assess current protocols for parasite testing in laboratories and, in turn, to propose alternatives to optimi...

SUMMARYDientamoeba fragilis is an intestinal protozoan in humans that is commonly associated with diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal complaints. Studies conducted to investigate the biology of this parasite are limited by methods for in vitro cultivation. The objective of this study was to improve a biphasic culture medium, based on the Loeffler's slope, by further supplementation in order to...