Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Dientamoeba fragilis infection.

Introduction: The characteristics of D. fragilis infection are described, with special focus on the clinical and epidemiological aspects.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study was performed, including all the patients with Dientamoeba fragilis infection who attended a specialized unit between January 2012 and December 2017.

Prevalence of D. fragilis infection in the household contacts of a group of infected patients.

Introduction: The results of a study on the household contacts of patients with D. fragilis infection are presented.

Methods: A prospective, descriptive study was carried out on all Dientamoeba fragilis-infected patients treated at the Tropical Medicine Unit of Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias between 2012- 2017 and their household contacts.