ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2008
New insights on classification, identification, and clinical relevance of Blastocystis spp.
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- A Systematic Review about the Efficacy of Antiparasitic Agents in the Treatment of Blastocystis Species.Acta parasitologica · 2025Pooled it
- Association between Blastocystis sp. infection and immunocompromised patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Pooled it
- Medical Parasitology Taxonomy Update, 2016-2017.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2019Pooled it
- Epidemiology of Blastocystis sp. infection in China: a systematic review.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2019Pooled it
- MappingOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Automated detection and classification of intestinal protozoan cysts using a nuclei structure-based deep learning framework for epidemiological surveillance.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2026Article
- No Trace of Blastocystis Parasite in Bats Caught in the Western and Southwestern Regions of Iran.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Article
- ExploringJournal of medical microbiology · 2026Review
- Blastocystis, an Enigmatic Parasite.Acta parasitologica · 2026Review
- First survey on the occurrence, subtype distribution and circulation of the enteric protozoan Blastocystis sp. in French broiler chicken farms.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Molecular detection and subtype characterization of Blastocystis in diarrheal outpatients in Shanghai, China: A case-control study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Occurrence and subtyping of the intestinal protozoanFood and waterborne parasitology · 2026Article
- Antiparasitic activity and molecular docking of canthin-6-one derivatives from LED- modulated Eurycoma longifolia roots against Blastocystis ST3 and ST7.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Subtypes of Blastocystis in Symptomatic Children in Egypt and Anti-Blastocystis Efficacy of Artemisia alba-Loaded Silver Nanoparticles In Vitro and in Swiss Albino Mice.Acta parasitologica · 2026Article
- Blastocystis hominis infection inducing gut microbiome dysbiosis and aggravating Parkinson's disease symptoms: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Associations between Blastocystis spp., Campylobacter spp., Giardia duodenalis and Dientamoeba fragilis using Bayesian priors to account for diagnostic test accuracy.European journal of microbiology & immunology · 2025Article
- Commensal, pathogen, or passenger? Rethinking the role ofOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- From Bioinformatic Modeling to Clinical Observation: Potential Implications of Ribosomal RNA Folding inPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Assessment of immunological and hematological parameters in Blastocystis species-infected chronic leukemic patients.Gut pathogens · 2025Article
- Molecular Identification ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
summaryBlastocystis is an unusual enteric protozoan parasite of humans and many animals. It has a worldwide distribution and is often the most commonly isolated organism in parasitological surveys. The parasite has been described since the early 1900s, but only in the last decade or so have there been significant advances in our understanding of Blastocystis biology. However, the pleomorphic nature of the parasite and the lack of standardization in techniques have led to confusion and, in some cases, misinterpretation of data. This has hindered laboratory diagnosis and efforts to understand its mode of reproduction, life cycle, prevalence, and pathogenesis. Accumulating epidemiological, in vivo, and in vitro data strongly suggest that Blastocystis is a pathogen. Many genotypes exist in nature, and recent observations indicate that humans are, in reality, hosts to numerous zoonotic genotypes. Such genetic diversity has led to a suggestion that previously conflicting observations on the pathogenesis of Blastocystis are due to pathogenic and nonpathogenic genotypes. Recent epidemiological, animal infection, and in vitro host-Blastocystis interaction studies suggest that this may indeed be the case. This review focuses on such recent advances and also provides updates on laboratory and clinical aspects of Blastocystis spp.
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