Open Access Blastocystis Publications

1. Occurrence of blastocystis in water of two rivers from recreational areas in malaysia. Ithoi I, Jali A, Mak JW, Wan Sulaiman WY, Mahmud R. J Parasitol Res. 2011;2011:123916. Epub 2011 Jun 6. PMID: 21772980  Free PMC Article

2. Profiles of enteropathogens in asymptomatic children from indigenous communities of Mérida, Venezuela. Velasco J, González F, Díaz T, Peña-Guillén J, Araque M. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Apr 26;5(4):278-85. PMID: 21537069 Free Article

3. Genome sequence of the stramenopile Blastocystis, a human anaerobic parasite. Denoeud F, Roussel M, Noel B, Wawrzyniak I, Da Silva C, Diogon M, Viscogliosi E, Brochier-Armanet C, Couloux A, Poulain J, Segurens B, Anthouard V, Texier C, Blot N, Poirier P, Ng GC, Tan KS, Artiguenave F, Jaillon O, Aury JM, Delbac F, Wincker P, Vivarès CP, El Alaoui H. Genome Biol. 2011 Mar 25;12(3):R29. PMID: 21439036 Free PMC Article

4. Comparison of methods for detection of Blastocystis infection in routinely submitted stool samples, and also in IBS/IBD Patients in Ankara, Turkey. Dogruman-Al F, Simsek Z, Boorom K, Ekici E, Sahin M, Tuncer C, Kustimur S, Altinbas A. PLoS One. 2010 Nov 18;5(11):e15484.PMID: 21124983  Free full text

5. A rapid, high-throughput viability assay for Blastocystis spp. reveals metronidazole resistance and extensive subtype-dependent variations in drug susceptibilities. Mirza H, Teo JD, Upcroft J, Tan KS. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Feb;55(2):637-48. Epub 2010 Nov 22. PMID: 21098237  Free full text

6. Occurrence of blastocystis in water of two rivers from recreational areas in malaysia. Ithoi I, Jali A, Mak JW, Wan Sulaiman WY, Mahmud R. J Parasitol Res. 2011;2011:123916. Epub 2011 Jun 6. PMID: 21772980  Free PMC Article

7. Profiles of enteropathogens in asymptomatic children from indigenous communities of Mérida, Venezuela. Velasco J, González F, Díaz T, Peña-Guillén J, Araque M. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Apr 26;5(4):278-85. PMID: 21537069 Free Article

8. Genome sequence of the stramenopile Blastocystis, a human anaerobic parasite. Denoeud F, Roussel M, Noel B, Wawrzyniak I, Da Silva C, Diogon M, Viscogliosi E, Brochier-Armanet C, Couloux A, Poulain J, Segurens B, Anthouard V, Texier C, Blot N, Poirier P, Ng GC, Tan KS, Artiguenave F, Jaillon O, Aury JM, Delbac F, Wincker P, Vivarès CP, El Alaoui H. Genome Biol. 2011 Mar 25;12(3):R29. PMID: 21439036 Free PMC Article

9. The Organellar Genome and Metabolic Potential of the Hydrogen-Producing Mitochondrion of Nyctotherus ovalis. de Graaf RM, Ricard G, van Alen TA, Duarte I, Dutilh BE, Burgtorf C, Kuiper JW, van der Staay GW, Tielens AG, Huynen MA, Hackstein JH. Mol Biol Evol. 2011 Aug;28(8):2379-91. Epub 2011 Mar 4. PMID: 21378103 Free full text

10. Comparison of methods for detection of Blastocystis infection in routinely submitted stool samples, and also in IBS/IBD Patients in Ankara, Turkey. Dogruman-Al F, Simsek Z, Boorom K, Ekici E, Sahin M, Tuncer C, Kustimur S, Altinbas A. PLoS One. 2010 Nov 18;5(11):e15484.PMID: 21124983  Free full text

11. A rapid, high-throughput viability assay for Blastocystis spp. reveals metronidazole resistance and extensive subtype-dependent variations in drug susceptibilities. Mirza H, Teo JD, Upcroft J, Tan KS. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Feb;55(2):637-48. Epub 2010 Nov 22. PMID: 21098237  Free full text

12. Changing trends in intestinal parasitic infections among long-term-residents and settled immigrants in Qatar. Abu-Madi MA, Behnke JM, Doiphode SH. Parasit Vectors. 2010 Oct 14;3:98. PMID: 20946623 Free PMC Article

13. Parasites in Mexican patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a case-control study. Ramirez-Miranda ME, Hernandez-Castellanos R, Lopez-Escamilla E, Moncada D, Rodriguez-Magallan A, Pagaza-Melero C, Gonzalez-Angulo A, Flisser A, Kawa-Karasik S, Maravilla P. Parasit Vectors. 2010 Oct 13;3:96. PMID: 20942938 Free PMC Article

14. Geographical location and age affects the incidence of parasitic infestations in school children. Rayan P, Verghese S, McDonnell PA. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2010 Jul-Sep;53(3):498-502. PMID: 20699511 Free Article

15. Intestinal parasitic infection of immunocompromised children with diarrhoea: clinical profile and therapeutic response. Idris NS, Dwipoerwantoro PG, Kurniawan A, Said M.

16. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2010 Jun 3;4(5):309-17. PMID: 20539063 Free Article

17. Intestinal parasitic infections in renal transplant recipients. Azami M, Sharifi M, Hejazi SH, Tazhibi M. Braz J Infect Dis. 2010 Jan-Feb;14(1):15-8. PMID: 20428648 Free Article

18. Diversity and reductive evolution of mitochondria among microbial eukaryotes. Hjort K, Goldberg AV, Tsaousis AD, Hirt RP, Embley TM. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2010 Mar 12;365(1541):713-27. Review. PMID: 20124340 Free PMC Article

19. Differences in clinical significance and morphologic features of Blastocystis sp subtype 3. Vassalos CM, Spanakos G, Vassalou E, Papadopoulou C, Vakalis N. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010 Feb;133(2):251-8. PMID: 20093234 Free Article

20. Staurosporine-induced programmed cell death in Blastocystis occurs independently of caspases and cathepsins and is augmented by calpain inhibition. Yin J, Howe J, Tan KS. Microbiology. 2010 May;156(Pt 5):1284-93. Epub 2010 Jan 7. PMID: 20056704 Free Article

21. Blastocystis legumain is localized on the cell surface, and specific inhibition of its activity implicates a pro-survival role for the enzyme. Wu B, Yin J, Texier C, Roussel M, Tan KS. J Biol Chem. 2010 Jan 15;285(3):1790-8. Epub 2009 Nov 13.PMID: 19915007 Free PMC Article

22. Autophagy is involved in starvation response and cell death in Blastocystis. Yin J, Ye AJ, Tan KS. Microbiology. 2010 Mar;156(Pt 3):665-77. Epub 2009 Nov 12. PMID: 19910412  Free Article

23. Serum leptin concentrations in patients with intestinal parasites. Karul A, Ertabaklar H, Karataş E, Ertuğ S. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2009;33(3):207-11. PMID: 19851965 Free Article

24. Blastocystis subtypes in irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease in Ankara, Turkey. Dogruman-Al F, Kustimur S, Yoshikawa H, Tuncer C, Simsek Z, Tanyuksel M, Araz E, Boorom K. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2009 Aug;104(5):724-7. PMID: 19820833 Free Article

25. Intestinal parasitic infections among inhabitants of Karaj City, Tehran province, Iran in 2006-2008. Nasiri V, Esmailnia K, Karim G, Nasir M, Akhavan O. Korean J Parasitol. 2009 Sep;47(3):265-8. Epub 2009 Aug 28. PMID: 19724700 Free PMC Article

26. Gastrointestinal parasites of stray cats in Kashan, Iran. Mohsen A, Hossein H. Trop Biomed. 2009 Apr;26(1):16-22. PMID: 19696723 Free Article

27. Blastocystis infection in patients with chronic renal disease. Salinas JL. Braz J Infect Dis. 2009 Feb;13(1):1.  PMID: 19578620  Free Article

28. Current status of Blastocystis terminology. Salinas JL. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2009 Mar-Apr;51(2):117-8.  PMID: 19390743 Free Article

29. Frequency of human toxocariasis in a rural population from Cajamarca, Peru determined by DOT-ELISA test. Roldán WH, Espinoza YA, Huapaya PE, Huiza AF, Sevilla CR, Jiménez S. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2009 Mar-Apr;51(2):67-71. PMID: 19390733 Free Article

30. Subtype analysis of Blastocystis isolates from Blastocystis cyst excreting patients. Rene BA, Stensvold CR, Badsberg JH, Nielsen HV. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2009 Apr;80(4):588-92. PMID: 19346381 Free Article

31. Intestinal parasitic infections in Srimum suburban area of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. Kitvatanachai S, Boonslip S, Watanasatitarpa S. Trop Biomed. 2008 Dec;25(3):237-42. PMID: 19287363 Free Article

32. A retrospective analysis of prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites among school children in the Palajunoj Valley of Guatemala. Cook DM, Swanson RC, Eggett DL, Booth GM. J Health Popul Nutr. 2009 Feb;27(1):31-40. PMID: 19248646 Free PMC Article

33. Enteroparasitosis and their ethnographic relationship to food handlers in a tourist and economic center in Paraná, Southern Brazil. Takizawa MG, Falavigna DL, Gomes ML. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2009 Jan-Feb;51(1):31-5. PMID: 19229388 Free Article

34. Frequency of Blastocystis hominis and other intestinal parasites in stool samples examined at the Parasitology Laboratory of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the São Paulo State University, Araraquara. Miné JC, Rosa JA. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;41(6):565-9. PMID: 19142433 Free Article

35. Blastocystis sp. and other intestinal parasites in hemodialysis patients. Kulik RA, Falavigna DL, Nishi L, Araujo SM. Braz J Infect Dis. 2008 Aug;12(4):338-41. PMID: 19030738 Free Article

36. Prevalence and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection among children in an urban slum of Karachi. Mehraj V, Hatcher J, Akhtar S, Rafique G, Beg MA. PLoS One. 2008;3(11):e3680. Epub 2008 Nov 10. PMID: 18997865 Free PMC Article

37. An outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with intestinal parasites. Tuncay S, Delibaş S, Inceboz T, Over L, Oral AM, Akisü C, Aksoy U. Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2008;32(3):249-52. PMID: 18985582 Free Article

38. Detection of protozoan and bacterial pathogens of public health importance in faeces of Corvus spp. (large-billed crow). Lee HY, Stephen A, Sushela D, Mala M. Trop Biomed. 2008 Aug;25(2):134-9. PMID: 18948884 Free Article

39. Oh my aching gut: irritable bowel syndrome, Blastocystis, and asymptomatic infection. Boorom KF, Smith H, Nimri L, Viscogliosi E, Spanakos G, Parkar U, Li LH, Zhou XN, Ok UZ, Leelayoova S, Jones MS. Parasit Vectors. 2008 Oct 21;1(1):40. PMID: 18937874 Free PMC Article

40. New insights on classification, identification, and clinical relevance of Blastocystis spp. Tan KS. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2008 Oct;21(4):639-65. Review. PMID: 18854485 Free PMC Article

41. Blastocystosis: an emerging or re-emerging potential zoonosis? Vassalos CM, Papadopoulou C, Vakalis NC. Vet Ital. 2008 Oct-Dec;44(4):679-84. PMID: 20411495 Free Article

42. Drinking water: a possible source of Blastocystis spp. subtype 1 infection in schoolchildren of a rural community in central Thailand. Leelayoova S, Siripattanapipong S, Thathaisong U, Naaglor T, Taamasri P, Piyaraj P, Mungthin M. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Sep;79(3):401-6. PMID: 18784233 Free Article

43. Analysis of two genomes from the mitochondrion-like organelle of the intestinal parasite Blastocystis: complete sequences, gene content, and genome organization. Pérez-Brocal V, Clark CG. Mol Biol Evol. 2008 Nov;25(11):2475-82. Epub 2008 Sep 2. PMID: 18765437  Free PMC Article

44. Biochemical characterization of a mitochondrial-like organelle from Blastocystis sp. subtype 7. Lantsman Y, Tan KS, Morada M, Yarlett N. Microbiology. 2008 Sep;154(Pt 9):2757-66. PMID: 18757809 Free Article

45. SlowFaster, a user-friendly program for slow-fast analysis and its application on phylogeny of Blastocystis. Kostka M, Uzlikova M, Cepicka I, Flegr J. BMC Bioinformatics. 2008 Aug 15;9:341. PMID: 18702831 Free PMC Article

46. Prevalence of intestinal parasites in a population in south of Tehran, Iran. Arani AS, Alaghehbandan R, Akhlaghi L, Shahi M, Lari AR. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2008 May-Jun;50(3):145-9. PMID: 18604414 Free Article

47. Clinical and serological evidence of Toxocara infection in school children from Morrope district, Lambayeque, Peru. Espinoza YA, Huapaya PH, Roldán WH, Jiménez S, Arce Z, Lopez E. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2008 Mar-Apr;50(2):101-5. PMID: 18488089 Free Article

48. Extensive multiparasitism in a village of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, revealed by a suite of diagnostic methods. Steinmann P, Du ZW, Wang LB, Wang XZ, Jiang JY, Li LH, Marti H, Zhou XN, Utzinger J. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 May;78(5):760-9. PMID: 18458311 Free Article

49. Localization and nucleotide specificity of Blastocystis succinyl-CoA synthetase.Hamblin K, Standley DM, Rogers MB, Stechmann A, Roger AJ, Maytum R, van der Giezen M.Mol Microbiol. 2008 Jun;68(6):1395-405. Epub 2008 Apr 29.PMID: 18452512  Free PMC Article  

50. Organelles in Blastocystis that blur the distinction between mitochondria and hydrogenosomes.Stechmann A, Hamblin K, Pérez-Brocal V, Gaston D, Richmond GS, van der Giezen M, Clark CG, Roger AJ.Curr Biol. 2008 Apr 22;18(8):580-5. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

51. Characteristics of Blastocystis hominis infection in a Turkish university hospital.Ozçakir O, Güreser S, Ergüven S, Yilmaz YA, Topaloğlu R, Hasçelik G.Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2007;31(4):277-82.PMID: 18224616  Free Article

52. Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Thailand.Warunee N, Choomanee L, Sataporn P, Rapeeporn Y, Nuttapong W, Sompong S, Thongdee S, Bang-On S, Rachada K.Trop Biomed. 2007 Dec;24(2):83-8.PMID: 18209713  Free Article

53. Intestinal protozoa and helminths among Terena Indians in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul: high prevalence of Blastocystis hominis.Aguiar JI, Gonçalves AQ, Sodré FC, Pereira Sdos R, Bóia MN, de Lemos ER, Daher RR.Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2007 Nov-Dec;40(6):631-4.PMID: 18200414  Free Article

54. Acute urticaria associated with amoeboid forms of Blastocystis sp. subtype 3.Katsarou-Katsari A, Vassalos CM, Tzanetou K, Spanakos G, Papadopoulou C, Vakalis N.Acta Derm Venereol. 2008;88(1):80-1.  . PMID: 18176765  Free Article

55. A cross-sectional study of intestinal parasitic infections in a rural district of west China.Tang N, Luo NJ.Can J Infect Dis. 2003 May;14(3):159-62.PMID: 18159450[PubMed] Free PMC Article  

56. Blastocystis ratti contains cysteine proteases that mediate interleukin-8 response from human intestinal epithelial cells in an NF-kappaB-dependent manner.Puthia MK, Lu J, Tan KS.Eukaryot Cell. 2008 Mar;7(3):435-43. Epub 2007 Dec 21.PMID: 18156286  Free PMC Article  

57. Health inequities: lower socio-economic conditions and higher incidences of intestinal parasites.Ostan I, Kilimcioğlu AA, Girginkardeşler N, Ozyurt BC, Limoncu ME, Ok UZ.BMC Public Health. 2007 Nov 27;7:342.PMID: 18042287  Free PMC Article  

58. Pathogenicity of Blastocystis hominis, a clinical reevaluation.Kaya S, Cetin ES, Aridoğan BC, Arikan S, Demirci M.Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2007;31(3):184-7.PMID: 17918055  Free Article

59. Intestinal parasitoses and environmental factors in a rural population of Argentina, 2002-2003.Basualdo JA, Córdoba MA, de Luca MM, Ciarmela ML, Pezzani BC, Grenovero MS, Minvielle MC.Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2007 Jul-Aug;49(4):251-5.PMID: 17823756  Free Article

60. Detection of Cryptosporidium spp and other intestinal parasites in children with acute diarrhea and severe dehydration in Rio de Janeiro.Carvalho-Costa FA, Gonçalves AQ, Lassance SL, de Albuquerque CP, Leite JP, Bóia MN.Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2007 May-Jun;40(3):346-8.PMID: 17653475  Free Article

61. The use of the antifungal agent miconazole as an inhibitor of Blastocystis hominis growth in Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar cultures.Gonçalves AQ, Viana Jda C, Pires EM, Bóia MN, Coura JR, Silva EF.Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2007 May-Jun;49(3):201-2.PMID: 17625701  Free Article

62. Prevalence of intestinal protozoa in an aborigine community in Pahang, Malaysia.Noor Azian MY, San YM, Gan CC, Yusri MY, Nurulsyamzawaty Y, Zuhaizam AH, Maslawaty MN, Norparina I, Vythilingam I.Trop Biomed. 2007 Jun;24(1):55-62.PMID: 17568378  Free Article

63. Prevalence and Clinical Features of Blastocystis hominis Infection among Patients in Sebha, Libya.Al-Fellani MA, Khan AH, Al-Gazoui RM, Zaid MK, Al-Ferjani MA.Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2007 Apr;7(1):35-40.PMID: 21654943[PubMed] Free PMC Article  

64. Prevalence of enteric protozoa in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men from Sydney, Australia.Stark D, Fotedar R, van Hal S, Beebe N, Marriott D, Ellis JT, Harkness J.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Mar;76(3):549-52.PMID: 17360882  Free Article

65. Cellular identification of a novel uncultured marine stramenopile (MAST-12 Clade) small-subunit rRNA gene sequence from a norwegian estuary by use of fluorescence in situ hybridization-scanning electron microscopy.Kolodziej K, Stoeck T.Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Apr;73(8):2718-26. Epub 2007 Feb 9.PMID: 17293516  Free PMC Article  

66. Infection of Blastocystis hominis in primary schoolchildren from Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand.Yaicharoen R, Ngrenngarmlert W, Wongjindanon N, Sripochang S, Kiatfuengfoo R.Trop Biomed. 2006 Jun;23(1):117-22.PMID: 17041560  Free Article

67. Some epidemiological aspects of intestinal parasites in women workers before going abroad.Suriptiastuti.Trop Biomed. 2006 Jun;23(1):103-8.PMID: 17041558  Free Article

68. Blastocystis ratti induces contact-independent apoptosis, F-actin rearrangement, and barrier function disruption in IEC-6 cells.Puthia MK, Sio SW, Lu J, Tan KS.Infect Immun. 2006 Jul;74(7):4114-23.PMID: 16790785  Free PMC Article  

69. Remission of delayed pressure urticaria after eradication of Blastocystis hominis.Cassano N, Scoppio BM, Loviglio MC, Vena GA.Acta Derm Venereol. 2005;85(4):357-8.  . PMID: 16191864  Free Article

70. Viable blastocystis cysts in Scottish and Malaysian sewage samples.Suresh K, Smith HV, Tan TC.Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 Sep;71(9):5619-20.PMID: 16151162  Free PMC Article  

71. Blastocystis hominis and other intestinal parasites in a community of Pitanga City, Paraná State, Brazil.Nascimento SA, Moitinho Mda L.Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2005 Jul-Aug;47(4):213-7. Epub 2005 Aug 29.PMID: 16138204  Free Article

72. Microorganisms and parasites in chronic infective diarrhea.Simadibrata M, Tytgat GN, Yuwono V, Daldiyono, Lesmana LA, Syam AF, Ariawan I, Rani A.Acta Med Indones. 2004 Oct-Dec;36(4):211-4.PMID: 15931720  Free Article

73. Disparities in parasitic infections, perceived ill health and access to health care among poorer and less poor schoolchildren of rural Côte d'Ivoire.Raso G, Utzinger J, Silué KD, Ouattara M, Yapi A, Toty A, Matthys B, Vounatsou P, Tanner M, N'Goran EK.Trop Med Int Health. 2005 Jan;10(1):42-57.PMID: 15655013  Free Article

74. Intestinal protozoa in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in western Iran.Solaymani-Mohammadi S, Rezaian M, Hooshyar H, Mowlavi GR, Babaei Z, Anwar MA.J Wildl Dis. 2004 Oct;40(4):801-3.PMID: 15650104  Free Article

75. Molecular phylogenies of Blastocystis isolates from different hosts: implications for genetic diversity, identification of species, and zoonosis.Noël C, Dufernez F, Gerbod D, Edgcomb VP, Delgado-Viscogliosi P, Ho LC, Singh M, Wintjens R, Sogin ML, Capron M, Pierce R, Zenner L, Viscogliosi E.J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jan;43(1):348-55.PMID: 15634993  Free PMC Article  

76. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic pathogens among HIV-positive individuals in Iran.Zali MR, Mehr AJ, Rezaian M, Meamar AR, Vaziri S, Mohraz M.Jpn J Infect Dis. 2004 Dec;57(6):268-70.PMID: 15623953  Free Article

77. Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community.Minvielle MC, Pezzani BC, Cordoba MA, De Luca MM, Apezteguia MC, Basualdo JA.Korean J Parasitol. 2004 Sep;42(3):121-7.PMID: 15381860  Free PMC Article  

78. Point prevalence of Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, and Isospora infections in patients being evaluated for diarrhea.Ribes JA, Seabolt JP, Overman SB.Am J Clin Pathol. 2004 Jul;122(1):28-32.PMID: 15272527  Free Article

79. Evidence of waterborne transmission of Blastocystis hominis.Leelayoova S, Rangsin R, Taamasri P, Naaglor T, Thathaisong U, Mungthin M.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Jun;70(6):658-62.PMID: 15211009  Free Article

80. Infection status of intestinal parasites in children living in residential institutions in Metro Manila, the Philippines.Baldo ET, Belizario VY, De Leon WU, Kong HH, Chung DI.Korean J Parasitol. 2004 Jun;42(2):67-70.PMID: 15181346  Free PMC Article  

81. PCR-based identification of zoonotic isolates of Blastocystis from mammals and birds.Yoshikawa H, Abe N, Wu Z.Microbiology. 2004 May;150(Pt 5):1147-51.PMID: 15133074  Free Article

82. Intestinal parasitic infections in HIV/AIDS and HIV seronegative individuals in a teaching hospital, Ethiopia.Hailemariam G, Kassu A, Abebe G, Abate E, Damte D, Mekonnen E, Ota F.Jpn J Infect Dis. 2004 Apr;57(2):41-3.PMID: 15118206  Free Article

83. Irritable bowel syndrome: in search of an etiology: role of Blastocystis hominis.Yakoob J, Jafri W, Jafri N, Khan R, Islam M, Beg MA, Zaman V.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Apr;70(4):383-5.PMID: 15100450  Free Article

84. Metronidazole induces programmed cell death in the protozoan parasite Blastocystis hominis.Nasirudeen AM, Hian YE, Singh M, Tan KS.Microbiology. 2004 Jan;150(Pt 1):33-43.PMID: 14702395  Free Article

85. Clinical characteristics and endoscopic findings associated with Blastocystis hominis in healthy adults.Chen TL, Chan CC, Chen HP, Fung CP, Lin CP, Chan WL, Liu CY.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003 Aug;69(2):213-6.PMID: 13677378  Free Article

86. Epidemiology and control of intestinal parasites with nitazoxanide in children in Mexico.Diaz E, Mondragon J, Ramirez E, Bernal R.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003 Apr;68(4):384-5.PMID: 12875284  Free Article

87. Intestinal parasitic infection and associated symptoms in children attending day care centres in Trujillo, Venezuela.Miller SA, Rosario CL, Rojas E, Scorza JV.Trop Med Int Health. 2003 Apr;8(4):342-7.PMID: 12667154  Free Article

88. Blastocystis isolates from a pig and a horse are closely related to Blastocystis hominis.Thathaisong U, Worapong J, Mungthin M, Tan-Ariya P, Viputtigul K, Sudatis A, Noonai A, Leelayoova S.J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Mar;41(3):967-75.PMID: 12624017  Free PMC Article  

89. Epidemiological survey of Blastocystis hominis in Huainan City, Anhui Province, China.Wang KX, Li CP, Wang J, Cui YB.World J Gastroenterol. 2002 Oct;8(5):928-32.PMID: 12378644  Free Article

90. Seasonal prevalence of intestinal parasites in the United States during 2000.Amin OM.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Jun;66(6):799-803.PMID: 12224595  Free Article

91. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic pathogens in HIV-seropositive individuals in Northern India.Mohandas, Sehgal R, Sud A, Malla N.Jpn J Infect Dis. 2002 Jun;55(3):83-4.PMID: 12195048  Free Article

92. Methods for cultivation of luminal parasitic protists of clinical importance.Clark CG, Diamond LS.Clin Microbiol Rev. 2002 Jul;15(3):329-41. Review.PMID: 12097242  Free PMC Article  

93. Ribodemes of Blastocystis hominis isolated in Japan.Kaneda Y, Horiki N, Cheng XJ, Fujita Y, Maruyama M, Tachibana H.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2001 Oct;65(4):393-6.PMID: 11693890  Free Article

94. Blastocystis hominis: a new pathogen in day-care centres?Koutsavlis AT, Valiquette L, Allard R, Soto J.Can Commun Dis Rep. 2001 May 1;27(9):76-84. English, French.  . PMID: 11381629  Free Article

95. Comparison of antigen-capture ELISA to stool-culture methods for the detection of asymptomatic Entamoeba species infection in Kafer Daoud, Egypt.Abd-Alla MD, Wahib AA, Ravdin JI.Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000 May;62(5):579-82.PMID: 11289667  Free Article

96. Multiyear prospective study of intestinal parasitism in a cohort of Peace Corps volunteers in Guatemala.Herwaldt BL, de Arroyave KR, Wahlquist SP, de Merida AM, Lopez AS, Juranek DD.J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Jan;39(1):34-42.PMID: 11136744  Free PMC Article  

97. Clinical significance and frequency of Blastocystis hominis in Turkish patients with hematological malignancy.Taşova Y, Sahin B, Koltaş S, Paydaş S.Acta Med Okayama. 2000 Jun;54(3):133-6.PMID: 10925738  Free Article

98. Cryptic genetic variation in parasitic protozoa.Clark CG.J Med Microbiol. 2000 Jun;49(6):489-91. Review.  . PMID: 10847200  Free Article

99. Enteropathogens in adult patients with diarrhea and healthy control subjects: a 1-year prospective study in a Swedish clinic for infectious diseases.Svenungsson B, Lagergren A, Ekwall E, Evengård B, Hedlund KO, Kärnell A, Löfdahl S, Svensson L, Weintraub A.Clin Infect Dis. 2000 May;30(5):770-8. Epub 2000 May 18.PMID: 10816147  Free Article

100. Comparison of polyvinyl alcohol fixative with three less hazardous fixatives for detection and identification of intestinal parasites.Jensen B, Kepley W, Guarner J, Anderson K, Anderson D, Clairmont J, De L'aune W, Austin EH, Austin GE.J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Apr;38(4):1592-8.PMID: 10747149  Free PMC Article  

101. Genomic analysis of Blastocystis hominis strains isolated from two long-term health care facilities.Yoshikawa H, Abe N, Iwasawa M, Kitano S, Nagano I, Wu Z, Takahashi Y.J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Apr;38(4):1324-30.PMID: 10747102  Free PMC Article  

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