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Different clinical outcomes of Entamoeba histolytica in Malaysia: does genetic diversity exist?
The Korean journal of parasitology - 1 Apr 2013
Anuar Tengku Shahrul, Al-Mekhlafi Hesham M, Abdul Ghani Mohamed Kamel, Azreen Siti Nor, Salleh Fatmah Md, Ghazali Nuraffini, Bernadus Mekadina, Moktar Norhayati
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The present study was conducted to investigate the clinical outcomes of Entamoeba histolytica infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic Orang Asli (aborigine) communities in Malaysia. Examination was performed on 500 stool samples obtained from Orang Asli communities in 3 different states using formalin-ether concentration, trichrome staining, and single-round PCR techniques. Out of 500 stool samples, single...
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