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Diagnosis and subtype analysis of Blastocystis sp.in 442 patients in a hospital setting in the Netherlands
23 Aug 2013
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BACKGROUND: Blastocystis sp. are among the most commonly observed intestinal parasites in routine clinical parasitology. Blastocystis in humans consists of at least 9 genetic subtypes. Different subtypes of Blastocystis may be associated with differences in pathogenicity and symptomatology. METHODS: Advanced microscopy on two samples and sequence-confirmed PCR on a third sample from the same individual were used...
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