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MUNOZ, Victoria  e  FRADE, Carlos. BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS: ENIGMATIC PARASITE. Cuad. - Hosp. Clín. [online]. 2005, vol.50, n.1, pp. 78-87. ISSN 1652-6776.

Blastocystis hominis is the protozoal infection most frequently found in stool samples of symptomatic, asymptomatic, immunocompetent and immunodeficient persons. This parasite is ill defined, especially on the subject of his pathogenesis. Different aspect are worthy of attention like the diagnosis, mode of transmission and other characteristics. Health personnel frequently fail to recognize this microorganism and give him little attention. B. hominis needs our attention; this revision report the taxonomy, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, modes of transmission and treatment.