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Blastocystis hominis infection: signs and symptoms in patients at Wilford Hall Medical Center.

Mil Med. 1990 Sep;155(9):394-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/91015813
Wilson KW; Winget D; Wilks S; Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX 78236.

Abstract: Blastocystis hominis (B. hominis) is a protozoan that may inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract. In our study we reviewed the signs and symptoms of patients at Wilford Hall with stool specimens positive for B. hominis. These patients fell into four groups, HIV-positive adults, foreign nationals, children, and adults not known to be HIV positive. B. hominis caused an acute self-limited diarrheal illness, or chronic gastroenteritis with nausea, abdominal pain, and mild diarrhea. Metronidazole effectively relieved the symptoms and cleared the organism in some but not all patients.
Keywords: Adult Animal Case Report Female Human HIV Seropositivity Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY/ *PARASITOLOGY Male Metronidazole/THERAPEUTIC USE Middle Age Parasite Egg Count Protozoa/*ISOLATION & PURIF Protozoan Infections/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY/*PARASITOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDadultanimalcasereportfemalehumanhivseropositivityintestinaldiseases,parasitic/diagnosis/drugtherapy/KWDparasitologymalemetronidazole/therapeuticusemiddleageparasiteeggcountprotozoa/KWDisolation&purifprotozoaninfections/diagnosis/drugtherapy/KWDparasitologyjournalarticle
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