Incidence of Blastocystis hominis in faecal samples submitted for routine microbiological analysis.

Incidence of Blastocystis hominis in faecal samples submitted for routine microbiological analysis. Br J Biomed Sci. 2002 Jan;59(3):154-157 Authors: Windsor JJ, MacFarlane L, Hughes-Thapa G, Jones SKA, Whiteside TM Abstract Over a one-year period, 1390 faecal samples were submitted to Aberystwyth Public Health Laboratory for routine microbiological examination. All were stained using a commercial trichrome method. Blastocystis hominis was detected in 96 (6.9%), making it the most common parasite found in the study. Of the B. hominis-positive specimens, 73% were missed on direct microscopy. Molecular typing of B. hominis has revealed extensive genetic diversity in morphologically identical strains and thus detection by microscopy alone may not be sufficient to confirm the role of this organism in human disease. PMID: 28700853 [PubMed]
Source: British Journal of Biomedical Science - Category: Laboratory Medicine Tags: Br J Biomed Sci Source Type: research