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| Title |
Blastocystis: past pitfalls and future perspectives
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trends in Parasitology, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.pt.2012.05.001 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Pauline D. Scanlan |
| Abstract |
Blastocystis is a genetically heterogeneous protist found in the intestinal tract (IT) of many vertebrates, and although it is implicated in a variety of human intestinal disorders, data regarding the clinical relevance of Blastocystis is at best speculative. Several research issues, including a lack of standardization across studies, the potential for intrasubtype variation in pathogenicity, and difficulties associated with diagnostics for many idiopathic disorders of the human IT have led to conflicting reports in support of a role for Blastocystis pathogenicity. Here, several research areas and methodologies are reviewed that if integrated appropriately into a prospective study may prove useful and facilitate a better understanding of the role of Blastocystis in human health and disease. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 1 | 20% |
| Denmark | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 3 | 60% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 108 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 107 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 19 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 26 | 24% |
| Unknown | 23 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 24% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 22% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 10% |
| Unknown | 26 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 May 2021.
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#2,297,220
of 25,374,917 outputs
Outputs from Trends in Parasitology
#341
of 2,303 outputs
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#14,034
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Outputs of similar age from Trends in Parasitology
#2
of 24 outputs
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