Dientamoeba fragilis: An emerging role in intestinal disease

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 468-469

  Lagacé Wiens, Philippe R ^a   VanCaeseele, Paul G ^a   Koschik, Cliff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CADHAM PROVINCIAL LABORATORY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIENTAMOEBA; ENTEROPATHY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SHORT SURVEY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; SARCOMASTIGOPHORA INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MANITOBA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33748369307     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.060265     Document Type: Short Survey

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