BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS – PARASITES OR COMMENSALS?

Aleksandra Duda, Danuta Kosik-Bogacka, Natalia Łanocha, Sławomir Szymański

Abstract


Blastocystis hominis (B. hominis) is a cosmopolitan protozoa which parasitizes the human large intestine. This parasite had been considered to be commensal of the large intestine for a long time, because even an intense invasion may be asymptomatic. However, this species is now being regarded as a parasitic organism. In this paper the latest data concerning the epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment of B. hominis invasion have been cited and discussed.

Keywords


Blastocystis hominis; pathogenicity; diagnostics; epidemiology

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.7

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