Balantidium coli
(Intestinal parasites)
Material: | Pathogen detection: Several stool samples, each 2 – 3 days apart (detection of cysts) or in case of special queries, fresh, body-warm stool for detection of vegetative forms (trophozoites). |
Methods: | Mikroskopie → Hellfeldmikroskopie |
Indication | Enteritis with bloody, mucous diarrhea and relevant anamnesis |
Please note | Colon diseases, similar to amebiasis. Chronic intermittent diarrhea, vomiting, stomach cramps, fever. However, often, infections are asymptomatic. The majority of patients recover after approximately 3 – 4 days without chemotherapy. Communicated by ingestion of cysts from pigs’ feces, contaminated food and drinking water. Incubation period from a few days to weeks. Worldwide distribution in pigs; endemic in Japan, South Africa, Central- and South America, Europe. |
Accredited | ja |
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