Open AccessLaboratory diagnosis of Blastocystis spp. in diarrheic patients
Author(s) -
Azza S. El-Ghareeb,
Mohamed S. Younis,
Amany F El Fakahany,
Ibrahim M Nagaty,
Marwa M. Nagib
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.149919
Subject(s) - blastocystis , medicine , biology , ecology , feces
Many laboratories currently diagnose Blastocystis spp. infections by looking for the presence of vacuolar forms in faeces and the amoeboid form in diarrheal stools.