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Descriptor English:
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Blastocystis Infections
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Infecciones por Blastocystis
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Infecções por Blastocystis
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Synonyms English:
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Blastocystis Infection
Blastocystis hominis Infection
Blastocystis hominis Infections
Infection, Blastocystis
Infection, Blastocystis hominis
Infections, Blastocystis
Infections, Blastocystis hominis
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Tree Number:
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C01.610.432.250
C01.610.752.049.250
C06.405.469.452.250
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Definition English:
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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. |
History Note English:
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92
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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30231
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Unique Identifier:
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D016776
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