Protozoan Infections in Cancer Patients: A Case Series.

entamoeba histolytica infection giardia duodenalis immunosuppression intestinal parasitic infections protozoa and helminths

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jul 2024
Historique:
accepted: 26 07 2024
medline: 26 8 2024
pubmed: 26 8 2024
entrez: 26 8 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Intestinal parasitic infections can cause significant morbidity and mortality in individuals with cancer. Despite this, they are often self-limiting in healthy individuals.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39184715
doi: 10.7759/cureus.65445
pmc: PMC11345037
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e65445

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024, Kim et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

Auteurs

Janice Kim (J)

College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.

Tarek Zieneldien (T)

College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA.

John Greene (J)

Internal Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA.

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