120101 20240319081022.0 doi 10.3390/tropicalmed7090226 sideral 129788 ART-2022-129788 eng Matovelle, Cristina Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-3485-0682 Prevalence and Associated Factors of Blastocystis sp. Infection in Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Spain: A Case-Control Study 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Blastocystis sp. is known to be the most prevalent parasite in fecal samples of humans worldwide. In the present report, a case–control study (1:9.89 (≈10)) was performed, by analyzing data from 3682 patients who attended a public hospital in the northern area of Spain showing gastrointestinal symptoms. Diagnosis was performed in human fecal samples by means of optical microscopy. The prevalence of Blastocystis sp. in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms was 9.18% (338/3682). Most of the Blastocystis sp.-infected patients tested negative for protozoa and helminths, and were underweight and foreign-born (26.4%), mainly from Africa and Central/South America. Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as abdominal pain, anorexia, halitosis, plus relative eosinophilia, as well as co-infections with pathogenic bacteria were associated with Blastocystis sp. infection. Both type 2 diabetes and treatment with immunosuppressive medicines at the time of Blastocystis sp. detection were associated with a higher proportion of infected patients. This is the first case–control study of Blastocystis sp. in humans in northern Spain and may contribute to surveillance and intervention strategies by public health authorities. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/A16-20R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 2.9 2022 PARASITOLOGY 12 / 37 = 0.324 2022 Q2 T1 TROPICAL MEDICINE 9 / 24 = 0.375 2022 Q2 T2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES 67 / 96 = 0.698 2022 Q3 T3 0.825 2022 Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) 2022 Q2 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2022 Q2 Infectious Diseases 2022 Q2 4.1 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Tejedor, María Teresa Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5026-5144 Monteagudo, Luis Vicente Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0210-2919 Beltrán, Antonio Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-3764-0189 Quílez, Joaquín Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7831-2483 1011 660 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú. Área Parasitología 1001 420 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Anatom.,Embri.Genét.Ani. Área Genética 1009 773 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Sanidad Animal 2008 780 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali. Área Tecnología de Alimentos 7, 9 (2022), 226 TROPICAL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE 2414-6366 837415 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120101/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2748076 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120101/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:120101 articulos driver 2024-03-18-16:17:15 ARTICLE