IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME: THE NEED TO EXCLUDE DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS

J.J. Windsor National Public Health Service for Wales
 Microbiology Aberystwyth
 Bronglais Hospital
 Caradoc Road
 Aberystwyth, SY23 1ER Ceredigion, Wales


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L. Macfarlane National Public Health Service for Wales
 Microbiology Aberystwyth
 Bronglais Hospital
 Caradoc Road
 Aberystwyth, SY23 1ER Ceredigion, Wales


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