The frequency of E. histolytica infection of healthy American students on a single stool examination was 4 per cent, and the total prevalence of protozoan infection was 25 per cent. Notes ...

What Is Giardiasis? Dr Asha Subbalakshmi Musunuri, HOD of Gastroenterology, CARE Hospitals, Hitech City, Hyderabad, describes giardiasis as an intestinal infection caused by the protozoan parasite ...

A single celled organism with a nucleus can cause a protozoan infection. Protozoa commonly show features similar to those of animals, such as mobility, and they can survive outside the human body.

The clinical impact of infection with intracellular intestinal protozoa (Cryptosporidium, Microsporidia, Cyclospora, Isospora) in HIV-positive patients has been dramatically reduced following the ...

Intestinal protozoan infections took center stage with the rapid spread of HIV infection and AIDS. Interestingly, some of the protozoa, particularly C. parvum and Isospora belli, are associated with ...