<i>Blastocystis</i> species and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Peruvian Adults Attended in a Public Hospital

Robles-Cabrera, Mayra Ximena; Maguiña, Jorge L.; Gonzales-Huerta, Luis; Panduro-Correa, Vicky; Dámaso-Mata, Bernardo; Pecho-Silva, Samuel; Navarro-Solsol, Ana Claudia; Rabaan, Ali A.; Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J.; Arteaga-Livias, Kovy

Infect Chemother. 2021 Jun;53(2):374-380. 10.3947/ic.2021.0004.

Blastocystis species and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Peruvian Adults Attended in a Public Hospital

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¹Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán, Huánuco, Perú
²Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú
³Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
⁴Hospital Regional Hermilio Valdizán Medrano, Huánuco, Perú
⁵Hospital II Huánuco, EsSalud. Huánuco, Perú
⁶Universidad Nacional de Ucayali. Pucallpa, Perú
⁷Molecular Diagnostic laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
⁸Grupo de Investigacion Biomedicina, Faculty of Medicine, Fundacion Universitaria Autónoma de las Americas, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia

KMID: 2517468
DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2021.0004

Abstract

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.

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Blastocystis; Parasite Load; Intestinal Parasitosis; Stool Microscopy; Abdominal Pain

Blastocystis species and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Peruvian Adults Attended in a Public Hospital

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