Blastocystis Infections
"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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| 1996 | 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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Storgaard M, Lauren AL, Anderson PL. The occurrence of Blastocystis hominis in HIV-infected patients. AIDS. 1996 Apr; 10(4):444-5.