Table 1.
Clinical and biological data from Blastocystis-positive patients
| Patient no. | Age (yr) | Sexa | Hematological malignancies | Blood cell count (cells/mm3) |
Symptom(s) | Antibiotherapy | Stool | Other pathogen | Result by Blastocystis diagnostic method: |
STg | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymorphonuclear neutrophilsb | Lymphocytesc | DLMd | XIVCe | qPCRf | |||||||||
| 4 | 47 | F | Acute myeloid leukemia 2 | 480 | 500 | Diarrhea, abdominal pain | No | Liquid | G. intestinalis | >10 | P | 4.85 × 104 | 4 |
| 21 | 57 | F | Myeloma | 2,040 | 40 | /i | No | Hard | / | N | P | 7.15 × 105 | 4 |
| 25 | 60 | M | Acute myeloid leukemia 2 | 1,690 | 650 | / | No | Soft | / | 5–10 | P | >107 | 7 |
| 28h | 54 | F | Marginal-zone lymphoma | 3,090 | 1,640 | Diarrhea, wt loss | No | Liquid | / | N | N | 7.51 × 105 | 4 |
| 30 | 71 | F | High-grade lymphoma | 2,520 | 1,810 | / | No | Soft | / | N | N | 2.42 × 102 | 4 |
| 34h | 30 | F | Pelvic mesenchymal tumor | 4,470 | 440 | Diarrhea, abdominal pain, anorexia | No | Soft | / | N | P | >107 | 3 |
| 35h | 67 | M | Acute myeloid leukemia | 140 | 920 | Diarrhea | No | Liquid | / | N | N | <102 | 3 |
| 44 | 74 | M | Follicle center lymphoma | 8,730 | 640 | / | yes | Normal | / | N | N | >107 | 4 |
| 60h | 78 | F | Acute myeloid leukemia 2 | 1,960 | 80 | Constipation | yes | Normal | / | N | N | 4.62 × 104 | 4 |
| 80 | 58 | F | Aplasia | 0 | 1,230 | / | No | Normal | / | N | N | >107 | 4 |
| 81 | 68 | M | Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | 4,670 | 4,080 | / | No | Soft | / | N | P | 1.07 × 106 | 4 |
| 89 | 72 | M | Acute myeloid leukemia | 7,240 | 700 | / | No | Normal | / | N | N | 1.79 × 102 | 4 |
| 91 | 35 | F | Acute leukemia | 0 | 0 | / | yes | Normal | / | <5 | P | 1.18 × 106 | 3 |
| 92 | 53 | F | Uterine lymphoma | 6,650 | 640 | / | No | Normal | / | 5–10 | P | 7.17 × 105 | 6 |
| 93 | 33 | F | Acute myeloid leukemia 4 | 1,190 | 560 | / | No | Hard | / | N | N | <102 | 4 |
| T13 | 59 | F | / | NDj | ND | / | No | Soft | / | <5 | N | 1.56 × 106 | 4 |
| T17 | 39 | F | / | ND | ND | / | No | Hard | G. intestinalis | <5 | P | >107 | 1 |
| T18 | 32 | F | / | ND | ND | / | No | Soft | / | N | N | 1.68 × 102 | 2 |
| T25 | 46 | M | / | ND | ND | / | No | Soft | / | N | P | 2.22 × 106 | 3 |
| T28 | 89 | F | / | ND | ND | / | No | Soft | / | N | N | 9.82 × 102 | 7 |
| T63 | 50 | M | / | ND | ND | / | No | Soft | / | N | P | >107 | 4 |
| T64 | 45 | M | / | ND | ND | / | No | Soft | / | >10 | P | >107 | 4 |
| T77h | 71 | M | / | ND | ND | Diarrhea | Yes | Normal | / | >10 | P | >107 | 7 |
| T79h | 56 | M | / | ND | ND | Diarrhea | Yes | Mucous | / | N | N | <102 | 4 |
| T85h | 82 | F | / | ND | ND | Diarrhea, abdominal pain | No | Normal | / | N | N | 5.79 × 106 | 4 |
| T87h | 76 | M | / | ND | ND | Diarrhea | No | Liquid | / | N | N | <102 | 4 |
| T90 | 43 | F | / | ND | ND | / | No | Hard | / | N | P | 9.64 × 106 | 4 |
a
M, male; F, female (F).
b
Normal values, 1,500 to 4,000 cells/mm3.
c
Normal values, 2,000 to 4,000 cells/mm3.
d
Parasite count per field (×400) by direct-light microscopy (DLM).
e
Results of xenic in vitro culture (XVIC). P, positive; N, negative.
f
Parasite count per gram of stool by qPCR.
g
ST, subtype.
h
Patient presenting with blastocystosis.
i
/, absence.
j
ND, not determined.