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Blastocystis hominis in Hepatic Abscesses: Innocent Bystander or Hidden Culprit? A Case Report and Literature Review

2026-06-22

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Blastocystis hominis is a ubiquitous intestinal parasite commonly detected in human stools. Queries about the pathogenic nature of B. hominis in immunocompetent individuals have been raised with conflicting reports about the clinical significance of detecting the parasites in various specimens. Reports have documented invasive intestinal infections and detection of Blastocystisspecies in both a splenic cyst and a...

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Literature Corpus work: 7cb6ba56-1570-5d43-80f9-bc74197d5f3c
DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.001163.v3

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