Impact factors of Blastocystis hominis infection in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus: a large-scale, multi-center observational study from China

• Main Authors: Shun-Xian Zhang (Author), Ji-Chun Wang (Author), Zhong-Wei Li (Author), Jin-Xin Zheng (Author), Wen-Ting Zhou (Author), Guo-Bing Yang (Author), Ying-Fang Yu (Author), Xiu-Ping Wu (Author), Shan Lv (Author), Qin Liu (Author), Mu-Xin Chen (Author), Yan Lu (Author), Zhi-Hui Dou (Author), Da-Wei Zhang (Author), Wen-Wen Lv (Author), Lei Wang (Author), Zhen-Hui Lu (Author), Ming Yang (Author), Pei-Yong Zheng (Author), Yue-Lai Chen (Author), Li-Guang Tian (Author), Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Blastocystis hominis (Bh) is zoonotic parasitic pathogen with a high prevalent globally, causing opportunistic infections and diarrhea disease. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection disrupts the immune system by depleting CD4+ T lymphocyte (CD4+ T) cell counts, thereby inc...