High association of Cryptosporidium spp. infection with colon adenocarcinoma in Lebanese patients
Osman M, Benamrouz S, Guyot K, Baydoun M, Frealle E, Chabe M, Gantois N, Delaire B, Goffard A, Aoun A, Jurdi N, Dabboussi F, Even G, Slomianny C, Gosset P, Hamze M, Creusy C, Viscogliosi E, Certad G. High association of Cryptosporidium spp. infection with colon adenocarcinoma in Lebanese patients. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0189422. PMID: 29261714, PMCID: PMC5736188, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup of patientsLebanese patientsHuman colon cancerColon cancerColon adenocarcinomaPersistent digestive symptomsPersistent gastrointestinal symptomsRisk of infectionPotential etiological agentsPrevalence of CryptosporidiumDigestive symptomsGastrointestinal symptomsNormal biopsiesDigestive cancersColon neoplasiaDigestive biopsiesPatientsAdenocarcinomaBiopsyCancerPrevalenceEtiological agentHigh associationHuman cancersCryptosporidium prevalence