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Subtype identification of Blastocystis spp. isolated from patients in a major hospital in northeastern Thailand.
Parasitology research - 1 Apr 2013
Jantermtor Sarinee, Pinlaor Porntip, Sawadpanich Kookwan, Pinlaor Somchai, Sangka Arunnee, Wilailuckana Chotechana, Wongsena Wachanan, Yoshikawa Hisao
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The present study is aimed to identify the prevalence of Blastocystis subtypes isolated from patients in a major hospital in northeastern Thailand. A total of 562 stool samples were examined by culture technique, and 56 Blastocystis-positive samples were analyzed further by the combination of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) followed by polymerase chain reaction with sequence-tagged site primers...
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