MeSH definition : 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.;
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.