Small forms of Blastocystis hominis

• Main Authors: Rajah, S., Kumar, Suresh, Vennila, G.D., Khairul Anuar, A., Saminathan, R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2002
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24438/; https://jummec.um.edu.my/article/view/4501
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Unusually small forms of Blastocystis hominis were found in the stools of Indonesian immigrants. The size of the parasites seen in faecal samples of the Indonesian isolates were 3 ' 5 mm whereas larger vacuolar forms measuring 10 ' 15 mm were seen Malaysian and Bangladeshi isolates. These...