<i>Blastocystis</i> and <i>Giardia duodenalis</i> infection in a male prison in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General conditions in a prison may facilitate water- or food-borne infections.

Methods

Detection of intestinal parasites was achieved in 471 male prison inmates by standard microscopic procedures on their stool samples. Positive samples were processed by PCR amplification of a 600-bp fragment of the Blastocystis SSU rRNA gene and partial sequences of the Giardia duodenalis bg genes. Identification of subtypes/genotypes was based on Sanger sequencing methods.

Results

Blastocystis was found in 7.9 % (37/471) and G. duodenalis was found in 2.1 % (10/471). Out of the 37 Blastocystis positive samples, 54 % (20/37) were successfully subtyped, allowing the identification of the subtypes ST3 (50 %), ST1 (25 %), ST2 (15 %), ST4 (5 

SUBMITTER: Munoz-Antoli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780165 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature