Lipid Peroxidation Level in Patients with Blastocystosis

Aim: To investigate the oxidative stress hypothesis in patients infected with Blastocystis hominis. Method: Serum malondialdehyde concentration activity was measured in 52 patients who were positive for intestinal parasite of Blastocystis hominis. Scores were obtained for the positives and their age-and sex-matched 60 Blastocystis hominis negative healthy controls. For comparison of two groups of continuous variables, independent samples t-test was used. Results: There were no significant difference between malondialdehyde levels of patients with Blastocystis and control group both for females (p>0.05) and males (p>0.05). In addition, in the patient and control group, no correlation was found between age and malondialdehyde levels (p>0.05) both in females and males. Conclusion: No change was observed in malondialdehyde levels in the patients with Blastocystis compared to controls