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Distribution and molecular analysis of Blastocystis subtypes from gastrointestinal symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in Iran.
African health sciences - 1 Sept 2020
Delshad Asma, Saraei Mehrzad, Alizadeh Safar Ali, Niaraki Soheila Rahimi, Alipour Mahmood, Hosseinbigi Bahram, Bozorgomid Arezoo, Hajialilo Elham
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INTRODUCTION: Blastocystis is a common intestinal parasite of human and animal hosts. The parasite has 17 subtypes, and among those at least nine subtypes (ST1-ST9) are found in human hosts. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of different subtypes of Blastocystis spp. among the patients referred to Velayat hospital of Qazvin province, Iran. METHODS: Overall, 864 stool samples...
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