Detection of Dientamoeba fragilis by culture

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-83

  Windsor, J J ^a   Macfarlane, L ^a   Hughes Thapa, G ^a   Jones, S K A ^a   Whiteside, T M ^a  

^a Bronglais General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Diarrhea; Dientamoeba fragilis; Trophozoites

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0038779728     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2003.11783678     Document Type: Article

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