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
- Robles-Cabrera MX
1 - Maguiña JL2
- Gonzales-Huerta L3
- Panduro-Correa V1,4
- Dámaso-Mata B1,5
- Pecho-Silva S2
- Navarro-Solsol AC6
- Rabaan AA7
- Rodríguez-Morales AJ2,8
- Arteaga-Livias K1,2,5
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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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