Affiliation:
1. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Privada del Norte Lima Peru
2. Clínica Anglo‐Americana Lima Peru
Abstract
AbstractBlastocystis hominis is a controversial parasite because of its taxonomy and its treatment. In this report, an immunocompetent person with chronic blastocystosis, in whom a series of treatments were used without success, except for the use of ciprofloxaci. Ciprofloxacin could be an antibiotic of choice in chronic blastocystosis.
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