TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Other Intestinal Flagellate Infections
A1  - Rosenthal, Philip J.
A2  - Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2  - McPhee, Stephen J.
A2  - Rabow, Michael W.
A2  - McQuaid, Kenneth R.
Y1  - 2023
N1  - 
T2  - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
AB  - Balantidium  coli  (also  referred  to  as  Balantioides  coli)  is  a  large  ciliated  intestinal  protozoan  found  worldwide,  but  particularly  in  the  tropics.  Pigs  are  the  main  reservoir.  The  infection  is  rare  in  humans,  and  results  from  ingestion  of  cysts  passed  in  stools  of  humans  or  swine.  In  the  new  host,  the  cyst  wall  dissolves  and  the  trophozoite  may  invade  intestinal  mucosa,  causing  abscesses  and  ulcerations.  Many  infections  are  asymptomatic.  Chronic  infections  may  cause  recurrent  diarrhea  or  dysentery.  Deaths  have  occurred  from  intestinal  perforation  and  hemorrhage.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193137935
ER  -