Seropositivity for and intestinal colonization with Entamoeba histolytica and entamoeba dispar in individuals in northeastern Brazil.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on October 01, 1998

Authors

L L Braga1, Y Mendonca, C A Paiva, A Sales, A L Cavalcante, B J Mann

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Clinical Research Unit-University Hospital Walter Cantidio, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.

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