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The pathogenic role of different Blastocystis hominis genotypes isolated from patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2011
Fouad Shawky A, Basyoni Maha M A, Fahmy Reham A, Kobaisi Mohamed H
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: The pathogenic role of Blastocystis hominis is still regarded by some as controversial. Studies have been in progress for years to evaluate the role of blastocystosis in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and demonstrated that faecal carriage of B. hominis was frequent in these patients. This study attempted to distinguish different genotypes of B. hominis isolates obtained from patients...
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