Blastocystis spp infections in clinical practice

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Abstract

Pathogenic properties of Blastocystis spp. - widespread of this protozoan organism remains debatable. Data on clinical observations demonstrating that the manifest forms of invasive Blastocystis spp . can occur from mild diarrhea, dysentery-like, to severe ulcer-necrotizing bowel perforation with complications and poor prognosis. However, one should not exaggerate the pathogenic properties of these protozoa because most infected people are asymptomatic carriers, or have symptoms of diarrhea syndrome of varying severity and duration.

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A K Tokmalaev

Poples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: kafinf@rambler.ru
Departament of infectious diseases with epidemiology and phthisiology

G M Kogevnikova

Poples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: gmk-10@mail.ru
Departament of infectious diseases with epidemiology and phthisiology

N A Polovinkina

Poples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: pan1947@gmail.com
Departament of infectious diseases with epidemiology and phthisiology

V P Golub

Poples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: golubvp@gmail.com
Departament of infectious diseases with epidemiology and phthisiology

I V Barisheva

Poples’ Friendship University of Russia

Email: barysheva-irina@bk.ru
Departament of infectious diseases with epidemiology and phthisiology

T V Prodeus

The First Moscow State Medical University n.a. I.M. Sechenov (MSMU)

Email: emorozov@mail.ru
Institute of medical parasitology and tropical medicine n.a. E.I. Martsinovsky

S V Smetanina

Infectious Clinical Hospital № 2 Moscow

Email: ikb2@zdrav.mos.ru

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Copyright (c) 2016 Токмалаев А.К., Кожевникова Г.М., Половинкина Н.А., Голуб В.П., Барышева И.В., Продеус Т.В., Сметанина С.В.

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