"Blastocystis Infections" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infections with organisms of the genus BLASTOCYSTIS. The species B. hominis is responsible for most infections. Parasitologic surveys have generally found small numbers of this species in human stools, but higher positivity rates and organism numbers in AIDS patients and other immunosuppressed patients (IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST). Symptoms include ABDOMINAL PAIN; DIARRHEA; CONSTIPATION; VOMITING; and FATIGUE.
| Descriptor ID |
D016776
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.432.250 C03.752.049.250 C06.405.469.452.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Blastocystis Infections- Blastocystis Infections
- Infections, Blastocystis
- Blastocystis Infection
- Infection, Blastocystis
Blastocystis hominis Infections- Blastocystis hominis Infections
- Blastocystis hominis Infection
- Infection, Blastocystis hominis
- Infections, Blastocystis hominis
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blastocystis Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Occurrence, genetic diversity and zoonotic potential of Blastocystis sp. in forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) in Southwest China. Parasite. 2022; 29:34.
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First identification and molecular subtyping of Blastocystis sp. in zoo animals in southwestern China. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Jan 06; 14(1):11.
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Use of Multi-Parallel Real-Time Quantitative PCR to Determine Blastocystis Prevalence and Association with Other Gastrointestinal Parasite Infection in a Rural Honduran Location. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 06; 102(6):1373-1375.
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The intestinal protozoa: emerging impact on global health and development. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2015 Jan; 31(1):38-44.
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Invasive Blastocystis hominis infection in a child. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1994 Aug; 148(8):882-5.