Predominance of Blastocystis sp. subtype 4 in rural communities, Nepal

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1553-1562

  Lee, I L ^a   Tan, T C ^a   Tan, P C ^a   Nanthiney, D R ^a   Biraj, M K ^b   Surendra, K M ^b   Suresh, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILED WATER; DRINKING WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITES; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; BLASTOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 84863468914     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2665-0     Document Type: Article

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