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Original Article

Prevalence of microsporidia in healthy individuals and immunocompetent patients with acute and chronic diarrhea

Ipek MumcuogluClinical Microbiology Department, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital and Correspondence[email protected]
,
Feyza CetinClinical Microbiology Department, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital and
,
Funda Dogruman AlClinical Microbiology Department, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Ilkiz OguzClinical Microbiology Department, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Neriman AksuClinical Microbiology Department, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital and
Pages 133-137 | Received 26 Mar 2015, Accepted 07 Sep 2015, Published online: 09 Oct 2015

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