ArticleBiology2021
Article in Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis infections among community participants in Thailand: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2025Pooled it
- Genetic diversity and zoonotic transmission potential ofParasite epidemiology and control · 2026Review
- Commensal, pathogen, or passenger? Rethinking the role ofOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- The Role ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Blastocystis hominis; Friend or Foe.Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2024Review
- Blastocystis colonization and associations with population parameters in Thai adults.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Subtype Distribution ofMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Gut Microbiota Shifting in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Mysterious Role ofFrontiers in medicine · 2022Review
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the present study is to describe the occurrence of
methodsCross-sectional study where adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome diagnosed according to Rome IV criteria were included. A control group was formed by asymptomatic subjects older than 18 years. Exclusion criteria were: immunosuppressive condition or having received any drug with demonstrated activity against
resultsSeventy-two participants were included (36 asymptomatic subjects and 36 patients with irritable bowel syndrome). Thirty-five (48.6%) were men, and median age of participants was 34 (IQR 29-49) years. The overall rate of
conclusionsregarding the occurrence of
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