THE DIAGNOSIS OF BLASTOCYSTIS-HOMINIS CYSTS IN HUMAN FECES

Authors
ZAMAN V
Citation
V. Zaman, THE DIAGNOSIS OF BLASTOCYSTIS-HOMINIS CYSTS IN HUMAN FECES, The Journal of infection, 33(1), 1996, pp. 15-16
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
The Journal of infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
01634453
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
15 - 16
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-4453(1996)33:1<15:TDOBCI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Blastocystis hominis cysts in faeces can be concentrated on Ficoll col umn. They are pleomorphic in shape having a mean diameter of 6.65 mu m (S.D.=2.32), They may or may not have a membranous layer surrounding them. The membranous layer tends to come off with pressure or dying of the specimen and corresponds to the fibrillar layer observed under th e electron microscope. The Ficoll concentration technique is also usef ul for concentrating other protozoan cysts.