High prevalence of Pentatrichomonas hominis infection in gastrointestinal cancer patients

High prevalence of Pentatrichomonas hominis infection in gastrointestinal cancer patients

Abstract Background Pentatrichomonas hominis is a flagellated protozoan that inhabits the large intestine of humans. Although several protozoans have been proposed to have a role in cancer progression, little is known about the epidemiology of P. hominis infection in cancer patients. Methods To dete...

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Main Authors: Nan Zhang, Hongbo Zhang, Yanhui Yu, Pengtao Gong, Jianhua Li, Ziyi Li, Ting Li, Zhanjie Cong, Chunying Tian, Xiaofeng Liu, Xiuyan Yu, Xichen Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Pentatrichomonas hominis
Gastrointestinal cancer
Colorectal cancer
Stomach cancer
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3684-4

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