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KMID : 0361720080190010084
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Korean Journal of perinatology
2008 Volume.19 No. 1 p.84 ~ p.87
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A case of Balantidium coli in the gastric juice of a neonate
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Km Kyung-Hye
Kim Woo-Taek
Choi Eun-Jin
Kim Jin-Kyung
Chung Hai-Lee
Park Hye-Jin
Lee Gyeong-Hun
Lee Kye-Hyang
Suh Min-Ae
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Abstract
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Balantidium coli is the only pathogenic ciliate parasitizing humans. Balantidium coli is widely distributed in hogs, particularly in warm and temperate climates, and in monkeys in the tropics. It is infrequently pathogenic for man. Balantidium coli is considered as a possible pathogen in immunocompromised patients. The infection fundamentally affects the colon and cause variable clinical pictures, from asymptomatic to serious dysenteric forms. Apart from intestinal involvement there have been reports on lung, liver, vagina infection by Balantidium coli. Balantidium coli were observed in the gastric juice of neonate. this is first report of asymptomatic balantidiasis in neonate.
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KEYWORD
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Balantidium coli, Perinatal, Neonate
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