Publications
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| prevalence and characteristics of blastocystis hominis infection in children. | blastocystis hominis, a protozoan whose pathogenicity has been questioned, is sometimes found in the human gastrointestinal tract. we sought to determine the prevalence of blastocystis in stool and to characterize clinical features of infection with blastocystis in children. forty-six (3%) of 1,736 patients undergoing fecal microscopy at children's hospital of pittsburgh between january 1, 1985, and december 31, 1988, harbored blastocystis. of these 46 children, 75% had exposure to well water or ... | 1993 | 8432086 |