| Blastocystis sp. subtype 4 is common in Danish Blastocystis-positive patients presenting with acute diarrhea. | |
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PMID: 21633023 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Fecal samples from 444 Danish patients presenting with acute diarrhea were tested for Blastocystis and positive samples were subtyped to investigate the prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis in this patient group. A total of 25 patients (5.6%) were positive, and 19 of these patients (76.0%) were positive for Blastocystis sp. ST4. Because the relative prevalence of ST4 in other patients presenting with other types of diarrhea (persistent, travel-related, and human immunodeficiency virus-related) in Denmark is low, the role of Blastocystis sp. ST4 in the etiology of acute diarrhea should be investigated further. |
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Authors:
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Christen Rune Stensvold; Dorte Bang Christiansen; Katharina Elisabeth Pribil Olsen; Henrik Vedel Nielsen |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Volume: 84 ISSN: 1476-1645 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-06-02 Completed Date: 2011-08-04 Revised Date: 2012-06-19 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370507 Medline TA: Am J Trop Med Hyg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 883-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Microbiological Diagnostics, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, Copenhagen, Denmark. RUN@ssi.dk |
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Acute Disease
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epidemiology Adult Aged Blastocystis / classification*, isolation & purification* Blastocystis Infections / epidemiology*, parasitology* Child Child, Preschool DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification Denmark / epidemiology Diarrhea / parasitology* Feces / parasitology Female Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Prevalence Young Adult |
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0/DNA, Protozoan |
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