Emerging from Obscurity: Biological, Clinical, and Diagnostic Aspects of Dientamoeba fragilis
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Emerging from obscurity: biological, clinical, and diagnostic aspects of Dientamoeba fragilis.
Ever since its first description in 1918, Dientamoeba fragilis has struggled to gain recognition as a significant pathogen. There is little justification for this neglect, however, since there exists a growing body of case reports from numerous countries around the world that have linked this protozoal parasite to clinical manifestations such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, flatulence, and anorexi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.17.3.553-570.2004