TY - JOUR
T1 - Blastocystis species and gastrointestinal symptoms in peruvian adults attended in a public hospital
AU - Robles-Cabrera, Mayra Ximena
AU - Maguiña, Jorge L.
AU - Gonzales-Huerta, Luis
AU - Panduro-Correa, Vicky
AU - Dámaso-Mata, Bernardo
AU - Pecho-Silva, Samuel
AU - Navarro-Solsol, Ana Claudia
AU - Rabaan, Ali A.
AU - Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J.
AU - Arteaga-Livias, Kovy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of Blastocystis sp. in gastrointestinal symptoms reported by adult patients in a Peruvian hospital. A case-control 3:1 study was performed at the outpatient clinic. Direct stool examinations were done. One hundred sixty patients were included, 40 cases and 120 controls. Positivity to Blastocystis sp. was associated with dyspepsia (P <0.001), bloating (P <0.001) and abdominal pain (P = 0.03) in patients attending our hospital outpatient clinic.
AB - The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of Blastocystis sp. in gastrointestinal symptoms reported by adult patients in a Peruvian hospital. A case-control 3:1 study was performed at the outpatient clinic. Direct stool examinations were done. One hundred sixty patients were included, 40 cases and 120 controls. Positivity to Blastocystis sp. was associated with dyspepsia (P <0.001), bloating (P <0.001) and abdominal pain (P = 0.03) in patients attending our hospital outpatient clinic.
KW - Abdominal Pain
KW - Blastocystis
KW - Intestinal Parasitosis
KW - Parasite Load
KW - Stool Microscopy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106384997&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3947/IC.2021.0004
DO - 10.3947/IC.2021.0004
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85106384997
SN - 2093-2340
VL - 53
JO - Infection and Chemotherapy
JF - Infection and Chemotherapy
M1 - e21
ER -
