Effect of Blastocystis sp. in dengue patients—Increase in the treatment cost and exacerbation of symptoms

• Main Authors: Roques, Pierre, Thergarajan, Gaythri, Kumar, Suresh, Bhassu, Subha, Omar, Sharifah Faridah Syed, Rampal, Sanjay
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23244/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211034

Increasing incidences of dengue have become a global health threat with major clinical manifestation including high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. These symptoms were also expressed among Blastocystis sp. infected individuals, a parasite commonly seen in human stools. This parasite has been pr...