Progress report intestinal protozoa.

Progress report Intestinal protozoaThe pathogenic species of protozoa that infect the human gut are now receiving greater attention from both parasitologists and gastroenterologists.Clinical awareness of these infections is growing and there have been several diagnostic and therapeutic advances.Progress on the biomedical side has also been considerable and some interesting new techniques have been applied.The host-parasite relationship is delicately balanced in these infections and small changes in the host's immunological responsiveness may affect the clinical outcome.The purpose of this paper is to assemble some of the information in this field that has been published since 1973, in the hope that further interest will be stimulated.Three previous reviews" 2,3 have covered earlier publications in a similar way.Amoebiasis