Blastocystis sp. subtype 2 detection during recurrence of gastrointestinal and urticarial symptoms

Parasitology International

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 469-471

  Vogelberg, Christian ^a   Stensvold, Christen Rune ^b   Monecke, Stefan ^c   Ditzen, Anette ^d   Stopsack, Konrad ^e   Heinrich Gräfe, Uta ^c   Pöhlmann, Christoph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; PCR; Subtype 2; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERADICATION THERAPY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRAVEL;

BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 77955320724     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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