title: [Morphological observation on Blastocystis hominis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the morphology of Blastocystis hominis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The morphology of Blastocystis hominis found in the fecal specimens from school children and diarrheal cases was examined by using normal saline smear, iodine stain and iron-hematoxylin staining method in Ali, Xizang Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Autonomous Region.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The morphology of Blastocystis hominis was found to include four types, namely vacuolized, granular, amoeboid and binary fission.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The vacuole type was the most often seen and accounted for 84% of all 4 types. Blastocystis hominis infection was often found to be associated with Entamoeba coli and other intestinal protozoa, leading to diarrhea in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Xinjiang Medical College, Urümqi 830054.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.lastname: Turxunai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016845:Blastocystis hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002648:Child; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000469:parasitology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans