Title of article
A Case of Ciliate Protozoa Colpoda Spp. (Ciliata: Colpodidae) Detected In Human Urine
Author/Authors
Costache، C نويسنده Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of General Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Ha?ieganu” Cluj-Napoca, Romania Costache, C , Bursaşiu، S نويسنده Medical Laboratory, Clinical County Hospital Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Bursaşiu, S , Filipaş، C نويسنده Clinical Municipal Hospital, Cluj Napoca, Romania Filipaş, C , Colosi، I نويسنده Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of General Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Ha?ieganu” Cluj-Napoca, Romania Colosi, I
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2011
Pages
6
From page
99
To page
104
Abstract
In the urine of a patient with chronic prostatitis, renal microlithiasis and acute cystitis we found the ciliate protozoa Colpoda spp., both in vegetative and cystic form. The entry point was most likely the urinary tract. Keeping in mind that only four more cases of Colpoda spp. existent in human urine have already been described, and that in the case of our patient the ciliate was present at repeated examinations of his urine, we presumed that it is not only a spurious infection of the urogenital tract. It still remains to be analyzed whether this ciliate belongs to a species of Colpoda adapted to parasitism in homeothermae and whether it can be pathogenic for humans.
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Parasitology (IJP)
Serial Year
2011
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Parasitology (IJP)
Record number
2395922
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