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Blastocystis hominis
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Blastocystis hominis
a cause of diarrhea in the great apes.


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of patients Final diagnosis Serologic diagnosis Direct diagnosis Filaria Infection 45 18 Schistosoma Infection 17 20 Hookworm Infection 36 Trichuris Infection 18 Ascaris Infection 9 Strongyloides Infection 5 Fasciola Infection 2 Enterobius Infection 1 Blastocystis Infection 4 Note: Table made from bar graph.
Illustrating this mechanism, Blastocystis hominis, a distinctly intestinal pathogen, has been found in synovial membranes of arthritic patients.
Stool leukocytes and culture were negative, but Blastocystis homin is was found on three consecutive ova and parasites tests.
 
 
 
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