ArticleParasites & vectors2010
Parasites in Mexican patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a case-control study.
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- The role of Blastocystis sp. and Dientamoeba fragilis in irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasitology research · 2017Pooled it
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- An Association Between Blastocystis Subtypes and Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Significant Different Profile from Non-cancer Individuals.Acta parasitologica · 2022Article
- The Infection, Coinfection, and Abundance of Intestinal Protozoa Increase the Serum Levels of IFABP2 and TNF-α in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Distribution and molecular analysis ofAfrican health sciences · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the effect of 1,3-bis-(4-phenyl-[1,2,3] triazole-1-il)2-propanol in comparison with metronidazole in an in vitro culture ofJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2019Article
- Blastocystis ST-1 is associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome-diarrhoea (IBS-D) in Indonesian adolescences.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2019Article
- Blastocystis subtypes isolated from irritable bowel syndrome patients and co-infection with Helicobacter pylori.Parasitology research · 2018Article
- Contribution of Blastocystishominis subtypes and associated inflammatory factors in development of irritable bowel syndrome.Parasitology research · 2016Article
- Molecular Characterization and Subtyping of Blastocystis Species in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients from North India.PloS one · 2016Observational
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- Strain-dependent induction of human enterocyte apoptosis by blastocystis disrupts epithelial barrier and ZO-1 organization in a caspase 3- and 9-dependent manner.BioMed research international · 2014Article
- A case of parasite invasion of the intestinal tract: a missed diagnosis in irritable bowel syndrome.Clinical endoscopy · 2013Article
- Blastocystosis in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms: a case-control study.BMC gastroenterology · 2012Article
- Enteric protozoa in the developed world: a public health perspective.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2012Review
- Blastocystis infection is associated with irritable bowel syndrome in a Mexican patient population.Parasitology research · 2012Article
- New insights into Blastocystis spp.: a potential link with irritable bowel syndrome.PLoS pathogens · 2012Article
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Abstract
One hundred and fifteen patients with symptoms suggestive of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) according to Rome III criteria and 209 patients with gastrointestinal symptoms different from IBS (control) were identified through medical records from the Gastroenterology Clinic of the "Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez General Hospital" from January 2008 to March 2010. No statistical differences in IBS data as compared with control groups were observed except in bloating, that was more frequent in the IBS group (P = 0.043). Although the pathogenicity of specific intestinal protozoa could not be demonstrated due to lack of association with the development of gastrointestinal symptoms, Blastocystis spp, in the IBS group, exhibited a trend of association to diarrhoea (odds ratio = 2.73, 95% confidence interval = 0.84-8.80, P = 0.053), while having any parasite and diarrhoea was significant (odds ratio = 3.38, 95% confidence interval = 1.33-8.57, P = 0.008). The association between Blastocystis and diarrhoea in IBS patients although not conclusive is an interesting finding; nonetheless more extensive case-controlled studies are required to clearly define the role of some "non-pathogenic" parasites in intestinal disease and IBS.
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