Detection of dientamoeba fragilis by culture...reprinted from the British Journal of Biomedical Sciences May 2003 with permission of the publisher
Symptoms associated with Dientamoeba fragilis include diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain and weight loss. A possible link between D. fragilis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms has been reported, and therefore the presence of this parasite should be excluded b...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Continuing Education Topics & Issues Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 144 - 150 |
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| Formato: | CEU exam questions pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Medical Technologists
2004 Aug
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