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Multiple Sampling and SAF-Fixative Triple-Faeces Testing for Dysbiosis and Pathogenic Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Case Report.
In this study, a patient with a history that eluded to possible acute GI parasitic infection, but without classic symptomology, was screened using a sodium acetate acetic acid formalin (SAF)-fixative triple-faeces test. Even though the patient's symptoms did not strongly suggest stool analysis, her history of travel was clinically relevant. The faeces test revealed the patient was positive for Blastocystis hominis, Dientamoeba fragilis trophs, Endolimax nana trophs, Entamoeba coli trophs, a-hemolytic Streptococcus, Enterobacter cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and yeast. Subsequently, the patient was treated for GI infectio...
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - October 21, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Mauss J, Retz M, Dilts R, Langland J Tags: Altern Ther Health Med Source Type: research

Natural products applied against hydatid cyst protoscolices: A review of past to present.
Abstract Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of cystic echinococcosis (CE), which is distributed all around the world. CE is one of the most important global parasitic infectious diseases, both in humans and animals. This parasite causes hydatid cysts that can be lodge at different organs of host such as liver, lung even in heart and brain which may lead to death. Presently, numerous scolicidal chemical agents have been administrated for inactivation of the hydatid cyst contents. Because of increasing resistance and adverse effects of medications include abnormalities of liver function, abdominal pain, ...
Source: Acta Tropica - September 18, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kohansal Koshki MH, Nourian A, Rahimi MT, Daryani A, Spotin A, Ahmadpour E Tags: Acta Trop Source Type: research

Lyme Disease
Pathophysiology of Lyme Disease Lyme disease is an 1) infection with Borrelia burgdorferi via tick bite 2) previous thinking held tick vector was Ixodes but transmission is now thought by some experts to be possible with additional tick species 3) occurs in stage I and stage II days to weeks after infection and in stage III months to years after infection (usually with preceding latency period Signs and Symptoms Stage I 1) characteristic expanding annular rash with central clearing (“bull’s eye or “target” rash) that occurs in only 40% of infections Stage II 2) multiple secondary annular skin lesio...
Source: Inside Surgery - March 19, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Infectious Disease babesia bulls eye rash coinfections deer tick erythema migrans hyperbaric ixodes target rash Source Type: blogs