A Case of Ciliate Protozoa Colpoda Spp. (Ciliata: Colpodidae) Detected in Human Urine

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 u...

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Main Authors: I Colosi, C Filipaş, S Bursaşiu, C Costache
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/19831.pdf&manuscript_id=19831