AcuteBlastocystis-Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco
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Acute Blastocystis-Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco
Despite increasing reports that Blastocystis infection is associated with digestive symptoms, its pathogenicity remains controversial. We report appendicular peritonitis in a 9-year-old girl returning to France from Morocco. Only Blastocystis parasites were detected in stools, appendix, peritoneal liquid, and recto-uterine pouch. Simultaneous gastroenteritis in 26 members of the child's family ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2101.140544