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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 42, 2007 - Issue 3
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Diagnostic value of endoscopy for the diagnosis of giardiasis and other intestinal diseases in patients with persistent diarrhea from tropical or subtropical areas

Ulrich Wahnschaffe Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Medical Clinic I (Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, and Rheumatology), Berlin, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ralf Ignatius Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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Christoph Loddenkemper Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Institute of Pathology, Berlin, Germany
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Oliver Liesenfeld Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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Marion Muehlen Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Thomas Jelinek Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Gerd Dieter Burchard Bernard-Nocht Institute Clinical Department, Hamburg, Germany
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Thomas Weinke Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Medical Clinic I (Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, and Pneumology), Potsdam, Germany
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Gundel Harms Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Harald Stein Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Institute of Pathology, Berlin, Germany
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Martin Zeitz Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Medical Clinic I (Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, and Rheumatology), Berlin, Germany
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Reiner Ullrich Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Medical Clinic I (Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, and Rheumatology), Berlin, Germany
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Thomas Schneider Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Medical Clinic I (Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, and Rheumatology), Berlin, Germany
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Pages 391-396 | Received 09 Jan 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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