title: Balantidiosis: a rare accidental finding in the urine of a patient with acute renal failure.
abstract: Balantidium coli is the only ciliated protozoan which is known to infect human and nonhuman primates. Route of infection is faecal-oral route. It is actively motile and causes mostly asymptomatic infections, or it may develop dysentery which is similar to that which is caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Here, we are describing a case of an accidental finding of B.coli in the urine of a patient who presented with acute renal failure, based on its characteristic morphology and motility which were seen on light microscopy. This is the third case of Urinary Balantidiosis which has been reported from India.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences , Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttahakhand, India .
authors.forename: Ankit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khanduri
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident 2 Year, Department of Microbiology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences , Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttahakhand, India .
authors.forename: Sapna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident 1 Year, Department of Microbiology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences , Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttahakhand, India .
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chandola
authors.affiliation: Professor & HOD, Department of Microbiology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences , Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttahakhand, India .
authors.forename: Bs
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mahawal
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Microbiology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences , Patel Nagar, Dehradun, Uttahakhand, India .
authors.forename: Vk
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kataria
keywords: Balantidium coli; Urine