Oh my aching gut: irritable bowel syndrome, Blastocystis, and asymptomatic infection
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* Corresponding author: Kenneth F Boorom director@bhomcenter.org
1 Blastocystis Research Foundation, 5060 SW Philomath Blvd, #202, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA
2 Scottish Parasite Diagnostic Laboratory, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, G21 3UW, UK
3 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan 22110 (currently at Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA)
4 Unite' Inserm U547, Institut Pasteur, 1 Rue du Professeury Calmette, BP 245, 59019 Lille Cedex, France
5 Department of Parasitology, Entomology and Tropical Diseases, National School of Public Health, 196 Alexandras Ave, 11521 Athens, Greece
6 WHO Collaborating Centre for the Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections and the State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, Western Australia 6150, Australia
7 Department of Preventive Medicine, Weifang Medical University, 288 Shengli East Street, Shandong, Weifang, 261042, People's Republic of China
8 National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 200025, People's Republic of China
9 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
10 Department of Parasitology Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
11 Clinical Investigation Facility, David Grant USAF Medical Center, 101 Bodin Circle, Travis AFB, CA 94535, USA
Parasites & Vectors 2008, 1:40 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-1-40
Published: 21 October 2008Additional files
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Appendix A – Additional charts.
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Appendix B – Characteristics of known gastrointestinal pathogens.
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List of Blastocystis studies categorized by researcher finding and geographic location.
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