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Abstract
Infection by parasites of the genus BALANTIDIUM. The presence of Balantidium in the LARGE INTESTINE leads to DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; and occasionally ULCER.
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- B. coli Infection
- Balantidium Infection
- Balantidium coli Infection
- B. coli Infections
- Balantidiases
- Balantidium Infections
- Balantidium coli Infections
- Infection, B. coli
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Balantidiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001447. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001447
- Balantidiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balantidiasis
- Balantidiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2447562