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BARRIOS, Emilia Elena et al. Morphology and response of IgM and IgG anti-Blastocystis sp. in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms. Salus [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.3, pp.19-26. ISSN 1316-7138.

It is important to define diagnostic criteria to elucidate the pathogenic role of Blastocystis sp. Morphology was assessed and diameter of the shapes, number of parasites per field and per gram of faeces and Blastocystis sp. IgM and IgG antibodies was estimated by ELISA in subjects with constitutional symptoms and healthy carriers. Seventy percent Blasctocystis sp positive samples were found, 52% from patients with symptoms such as flatulence 6 (24%), abdominal pain 5 (20 %), nausea 2 (8%), diarrhea 6 (24%) and constipation 6 (24%). Ranges of parasites per field found more frequently in symptomatic patients were 0-3 (74%) and 10-12 (26%), while 100% of asymptomatic patients had Blastocystis sp. in the range 0-3. Asymptomatic patients showed lower number of parasites per gram feces in the range of 0-3 and the 7-10 range with high parasitic load was only observed in symptomatic. Less granular forms in both groups was found, in the range 0-3 in symptomatic patients: 85% vacuolar and 15% granular; 76% vacuolar and 24% granular in asymptomatics. In the range 10-12, 98% vacuolar and 2% granular in symptomatic patients. The average diameter of the vacuolar forms was 11.9 ± 2 μm in symptomatic patients and 7.9 ± 3.7 μm in asymptomatics . In the granular form was 9.3 ± 2.3 μm in symptomatic and 8.2 ± 0.1 μm in asymptomatics. Significant difference was found among vacuolar forms of both groups (P= 0.000026), but not in the granular form (P= 0.346). Only 3.5 % of symptomatic patients had IgG antibodies to Blastocystis sp. The morphological study employed contributed to the diagnosis optimization while immunoenzymatic techniques were of low sensitivity.

Palavras-chave : Blastocystis sp; morphology; morphometry; ELISA.

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