Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Blastocystissp. (BS) is the most common intestinal parasite that is isolated in human fecal samples. Its pathogenic role is still questioned. While some consider it a beneficial component of the human intestinal microbiota, some evidence relates it with dysbiosis and development of metabolic syndrome (MS). Its presence has been inversely correlated with BMI.Objective: The objective of this study is two-fold: determining the prevale...