Blastocystis spp. Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipient
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Laboratory Normal Range | Day | ||||||
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1 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 6 (1) | 7 (1) | 1 (2) | 4 (2) | ||
Leukocytes (G/μL) | 4.00–10.00 | 16.43 | 29.38 | 31.31 | 9.82 | 11.85 | 24.92 | 9.92 |
Neutrophils (G/μL) | 2.00–6.90 | 11.09 | 23.20 | 25.21 | 5.10 | 6.62 | 18.98 | 4.74 |
Monocytes (G/μL) | 0.10–0.90 | 1.58 | 2.93 | 2.89 | 1.44 | 1.68 | 2.19 | 1.11 |
CRP (mg/L) | <5.0 | 25.28 | 94.40 | 207.22 | 47.61 | 33.91 | 88.75 | 36.69 |
Procalcitonin (ng/mL) | <0.05 | 0.37 | 1.54 | |||||
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.70–1.20 | 1.40 | 1.71 | 1.03 | 2.04 | 1.16 | ||
GFR (mL/min/m2) | 80–120 | 53.0 | 41.0 | 76.0 | 33.0 | 66.0 | ||
Tacrolimus (ng/mL) | 3.00–8.00 | 5.80 | 4.30 | 5.60 |
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Kaczmarek, J.; Marchelek-Myśliwiec, M.; Kosik-Bogacka, D.; Korycińska, J.; Lepczyńska, M.; Dutkiewicz, G.; Kabat-Koperska, J. Blastocystis spp. Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipient. Pathogens 2025, 14, 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14040341
Kaczmarek J, Marchelek-Myśliwiec M, Kosik-Bogacka D, Korycińska J, Lepczyńska M, Dutkiewicz G, Kabat-Koperska J. Blastocystis spp. Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipient. Pathogens. 2025; 14(4):341. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14040341
Chicago/Turabian StyleKaczmarek, Justyna, Małgorzata Marchelek-Myśliwiec, Danuta Kosik-Bogacka, Joanna Korycińska, Małgorzata Lepczyńska, Grażyna Dutkiewicz, and Joanna Kabat-Koperska. 2025. "Blastocystis spp. Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipient" Pathogens 14, no. 4: 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14040341
APA StyleKaczmarek, J., Marchelek-Myśliwiec, M., Kosik-Bogacka, D., Korycińska, J., Lepczyńska, M., Dutkiewicz, G., & Kabat-Koperska, J. (2025). Blastocystis spp. Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipient. Pathogens, 14(4), 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14040341