| Literature DB >> 12089315 |
James J Dunn1, Sharon T Columbus, William E Aldeen, Mark Davis, Karen C Carroll.
Abstract
We report a case of human infection with the whipworm of dogs, Trichuris vulpis, in a woman with duodenal ulcer disease, chronic diarrhea, and close contact with dogs. Morphologically, T. vulpis ova resemble those of the human whipworm (T. trichiura) but are nearly twice their size.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12089315 PMCID: PMC120537 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.7.2703-2704.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948