Prevalence and Associated Factors of Blastocystis sp. Infection in Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Spain: A Case-Control Study

C Matovelle, MT Tejedor, LV Monteagudo… - Tropical medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Blastocystis sp. is known to be the most prevalent parasite in fecal samples of humans
worldwide. In the present report, a case–control study (1: 9.89 (≈ 10)) was performed, by …

Evaluation of risk factors associated to detection of Blastocystis sp. in fecal samples in population from Barcelona, Spain: a case-control study

L Hidalgo, F Salvador, E Sulleiro, I López… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Blastocystis sp. is the most common intestinal parasite isolated in humans. The aim of the
study was to describe the risk factors associated to Blastocystis sp. detection. A case-control …

Epidemiological and clinical profile of adult patients with Blastocystis sp. infection in Barcelona, Spain

F Salvador, E Sulleiro, A Sánchez-Montalvá… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background Blastocystis spp. are among the most frequently observed intestinal parasites in
humans. Despite the discovery of Blastocystis approximately 100 years ago, limited …

Do not forget the stool examination!—cutaneous and gastrointestinal manifestations of Blastocystis sp. infection

A Bálint, I Dóczi, L Bereczki, R Gyulai, M Szűcs… - Parasitology …, 2014 - Springer
Blastocystis sp. is one of the most common parasites in the human intestinal tract. This
infection commonly is accompanied by diarrhoea and abdominal pain, but extraintestinal …

Blastocystis Subtypes and Culture Characteristics of Isolates from Human Stools Related with the Presence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms: A Case–Control Study

D Muñoz-Sánchez, J Triviño-Valencia, F Lora-Suarez… - Acta Parasitologica, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose To stablish if Blastocystis subtypes influences gastrointestinal symptoms.
Methods Case–control study. We obtained sequencing for Blastocysts subtyping from 13 …

[HTML][HTML] Blastocystis species and gastrointestinal symptoms in Peruvian adults attended in a public hospital

MX Robles-Cabrera, JL Maguiña… - Infection & …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of Blastocystis sp. in gastrointestinal
symptoms reported by adult patients in a Peruvian hospital. A case-control 3: 1 study was …

Blastocystis sp. Infection: Prevalence and Clinical Aspects among Patients Attending to the Laboratory of Parasitology–Mycology of Fann University Hospital, Dakar …

K Sylla, D Sow, S Lelo, T Dieng, RC Tine, B Faye - Parasitologia, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Blastocystis sp. is a unicellular obligate anaerobic protozoa found in the human
intestinal tract. Its role in human health is widely discussed because of the high proportion of …

Prevalence, risk factors for infection and subtype distribution of the intestinal parasite Blastocystis sp. from a large-scale multi-center study in France

D El Safadi, A Cian, C Nourrisson, B Pereira… - BMC infectious …, 2016 - Springer
Background Blastocystis sp. is the most common intestinal parasite of humans. Despite its
potential public health impact, epidemiological data regarding the prevalence and molecular …

Occurrence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. in humans, dogs and cats sharing household in northern Spain and assessment of zoonotic transmission risk

S Paulos, PC Köster, A de Lucio… - Zoonoses and public …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Blastocystis sp. is probably the most common enteric parasite in humans globally. Although
the role of Blastocystis in human disease is still controversial, epidemiological and …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and prevalence of Blastocystis spp. in North Cyprus

A Seyer, D Karasartova, E Ruh… - The American Journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Blastocystis spp. and its subtypes
(STs) in North Cyprus; and to evaluate the presence of this parasite and its STs with respect …