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There
are few, if any convincing arguments against the potential
pathogenicity of D.fragilis.
Numerous
epidemiological and clinical studies around the world have
substantiated its significance as an enteropathogen in both
children & adults. Therefore, it is inexcusable that
so few laboratories attempt to identify this parasite,
and it is illogical when one considers that D.fragilis, unlike
those of Cryptosporidium parvum, can be treated effectively
with a number of chemotherapeutic agents.
D.fragilis:
the unflagellated human flagellate
Jeffrey J. Windsor and Eugene H. Johnson
British Journal of Biomedical Science
1999; 56: 293-306
"My gastro. eventually came
around to say only in 'rare' cases is df a pathogen and he's
never seen it in all his 25 years"
E-mailed by 'S' from USA
17 July 2003
"My
gastroenterologist has spoken to a few other people in the
field and they do not think D.fragilis is a problem."
Australian microbiologist diagnosed with D.fragilis.
October 2004
Read cases of Medical
Mismanagement &
Delayed
Diagnosis.
Ever
since its first description in 1918, Dientamoeba fragilis
has struggled to gain recognition as a significant pathogen.
There is little justification for this neglect, however,
since there exists a growing body of case reports from
numerous countries around the world that have linked this
protozoal parasite to clinical manifestations such as
diarrhea, abdominal pain, flatulence, and anorexia. A
number of studies have even incriminated D. fragilis as
a cause of irritable bowel syndrome, allergic colitis,
and diarrhea in human immunodeficiency virus patients."
Emerging from Obscurity: Biological, Clinical, and
Diagnostic Aspects of Dientamoeba fragilis Eugene
H. Johnson, Jeffrey J. Windsor, and C. Graham Clark
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, July 2004, p. 553-570,
Vol. 17, No. 3 |
Find
out:
about
the numerous
published studies spanning decades which documents
how this parasite can cause mild symptoms to chronic illness.
about the type of stool
collection and testing methods vital for accurate
diagnoses of a D..fragilis infection - testing methods which
are not a routine part of medical practice, and how inadequate
testing has resulted in decades of missed infections.
how a D.fragilis infection is often dismissed as an
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), stress or a
psychiatric disorder.
how low levels of detection, combined with the ongoing
medical debate
over D.fragilis' ability to cause symptoms, has resulted in
infections which often remain undetected for years. For examples
read medical
mismanagment, delayed
disagnoses, and the author's own seven year battle
to have her infection recognised as causing her chronic illness
- in "my
story")
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