Prevalence and clinical relevance of Blastocystis hominis in diverse patient cohorts

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 389-393

  Cirioni, Oscar ^a,b   Giacometti, Andrea ^a   Drenaggi, Davide ^a   Ancarani, Fausto ^a   Scalise, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blastocystis hominis; Clinical features; Prevalence; Selected group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033062166     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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