Parasitic infections of the gastrointestinal tract.

Abstract:

:Intestinal parasites continue to be a significant health problem in both developed and developing countries. In developed countries, protozoans are more commonly the cause of gastrointestinal infections than are helminths. Some protozoan parasites have stages in which, in addition to being resistant to chemicals used for water treatment, they are small enough to pass through commonly used filtration processes. The relatively large size of helminth eggs increases the likelihood of their removal during water filtration. The direct impact of protozoan parasites on both human and animal health is considerable, and there is some evidence that infection may contribute to the development of various forms of intestinal dysregulation as well as disseminated infection, especially in AIDS patients. Protozoans of special interest, due to either their frequency of isolation or their role as emerging pathogens, include Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora cayetanensis, and the microsporidians, Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis.

authors

Harp JA

doi

10.1097/00001574-200301000-00005

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-01-01 00:00:00

pages

31-6

issue

1

eissn

0267-1379

issn

1531-7056

pii

00001574-200301000-00005

journal_volume

19

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