Case report of colitis associated with Blastocystis hominis infection

Japanese Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 655-660

  Horiki, Noriyuki ^c   Maruyama, Masataka ^c   Itoh, Toshiyuki ^c   Fujita, Yoshiyuki ^c   Yonekura, Toshiaki ^a   Minato, Yoshiko ^a   Kaneda, Yoshimasa ^b  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Blastocystis hominis; colitis; protozoan infection

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; SIGMOID;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; COLITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 0029816193     PISSN: 04466586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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