Prevalence of Blastocystis spp. and Other Gastrointestinal Pathogens Among Patients Admitted to Research Hospitals in Campania Region, Italy
Our findings indicated a higher incidence of the vacuolar form of <i>Blastocystis</i> spp. in symptomatic and immunocompromised patients, suggesting that a weakened immune system may increase the risk of contracting Blastocystis and other microbial infections.
Authors
- Annalisa Chianese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1648-4519)
- Francesco Foglia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5005-8185)
- Anna De Filippis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0395-7962)
- Luciana Petrullo
- Massimiliano Galdiero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1576-6290)
- Carla Zannella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7991-8700)
- Maria Grazia Coppola
- Maria Libera Ascierto
- Emiliana Finamore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4220-8013)
Institutions
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Ospedale D. Cotugno (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pathogens
- Published
- 2025-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14050425
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.10