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Molecular identification of giardia intestinalis in patients with dyspepsia.
Digestion - 1 Jan 2014
Fouad Shawky A, Esmat Serag, Basyoni Maha M A, Farhan Marwa Salah, Kobaisi Mohamed H
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Giardia intestinalis triggers symptoms of functional dyspepsia. The aim of this study was to distinguish genotypes of G. intestinalis isolated from dyspeptic patients to evaluate their correlation with dyspeptic symptoms. METHODS: In total, 120 dyspeptic subjects were investigated by upper endoscopy, including gastric and duodenal biopsies for histopathological examination, and parasitological...
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