"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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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blastocystis Infections" by people in Profiles.
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Reactive Arthritis Update: Spotlight on New and Rare Infectious Agents Implicated as Pathogens. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2021 07 01; 23(7):53.
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Molecular analysis of Blastocystis sp. and its subtypes from treated wastewater routinely used for irrigation of vegetable farmlands in Iran. J Water Health. 2019 Oct; 17(5):837-844.
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A summary of Blastocystis subtypes in North and South America. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Jul 29; 12(1):376.
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Blastocystis subtype 1 (allele 4); Predominant subtype among tuberculosis patients in Iran. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Aug; 65:201-206.
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Molecular and descriptive epidemiology of intestinal protozoan parasites of children and their pets in Cauca, Colombia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 26; 19(1):190.
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Impacts of human development index and climate conditions on prevalence of Blastocystis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Trop. 2018 Sep; 185:193-203.
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Genetic diversity analysis of Blastocystis subtypes from both symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects using a barcoding region from the 18S rRNA gene. Infect Genet Evol. 2018 07; 61:119-126.
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Blastocystis subtyping and its association with intestinal parasites in children from different geographical regions of Colombia. PLoS One. 2017; 12(2):e0172586.