Additional Glance on the Role of & in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disease with high population prevalence. and are reported worldwide as a cause of human gastrointestinal symptoms. This study evaluated the possible link between this syndrome and the infection with and in Egypt.

Use of multiplex real-time PCR for detection of common diarrhea causing protozoan parasites in Egypt.

Diarrhea is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, worldwide. Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium spp., and Entamoeba histolytica are the most common diarrhea-causing parasitic protozoa.