Health condition

Blastocystis Infections

What is Blastocystis Infections?

Infections with organisms of the genus BLASTOCYSTIS. The species B. hominis is responsible for most infections. Parasitologic surveys have generally found small numbers of this species in human stools, but higher positivity rates and organism numbers in AIDS patients and other immunosuppressed patients (IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST). Symptoms include ABDOMINAL PAIN; DIARRHEA; CONSTIPATION; VOMITING; and FATIGUE.

Biomedical terminology and classification based on Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

Research evidence

This condition is included in the encyclopedia, but no sufficiently linked research records are currently available in the local evidence database.

Most studied probiotic strains

Probiotic effects can be strain-specific. The organisms below are ranked using publications currently linked to this condition.

No specific probiotic strains are currently linked to this condition in the evidence database.

Key research

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