Prevalence and clinical features of Blastocystis hominis infection among patients in Sebha, Libya

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-40

  Al Fellani, Mohammed A ^a   Khan, Abdul H ^a   Al Gazoui, Rugaia M ^a   Zaid, Mabrouk K ^b   Al Ferjani, Mahmoud A ^b  

^a Sebha University   (Liberia)

^b Al Fateh University   (Liberia)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; Culture; Diarrhoea; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903869502     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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