Blastocystis hominis and Dientamoeba fragilis in patients fulfilling irritable bowel syndrome criteria

Parasitology Research

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 679-684

  Yakoob, Javed ^b   Jafri, Wasim ^b   Beg, Mohammad Asim ^a   Abbas, Zaigham ^b   Naz, Shagufta ^b   Islam, Muhammad ^b   Khan, Rustam ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; DNA EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; PREVALENCE;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS;

EID: 77955469724     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-1918-7     Document Type: Article

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