Parasites in Mexican patients with irritable bowel syndrome: A case-control study

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Ramirez Miranda, Maria Elena ^a   Hernandez Castellanos, Rosaura ^a   Lopez Escamilla, Eduardo ^a   Moncada, David ^a   Rodriguez Magallan, Alfredo ^b   Pagaza Melero, Carlos ^b   Gonzalez Angulo, Alberto ^a   Flisser, Ana ^c   Kawa Karasik, Simon ^a   Maravilla, Pablo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL JUÁREZ DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLOATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOLIMAX NANA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEXICO; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PROTOZOON;

BLASTOCYSTIS; GEA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77957733542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-3-96     Document Type: Article

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