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Case Reports
. 2011 Oct;57(10):1145-7.

The parasite that wasn't: a case of mistaken identity

Fok-Han Leung  1 , William Watson
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Case Reports

The parasite that wasn't: a case of mistaken identity

Fok-Han Leung et al. Can Fam Physician. 2011 Oct.
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Figure 1.
Stool specimen in sample bottle as presented to the physician
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Figure 2.
Stool specimen in a Petri dish, with the scale indicating relative size. Each box is 1 cm.
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Figure 3.
Germinated sprouts common to cooking: A) Vigna radiata or mung bean sprouts, mostly used in Chinese dishes; B) alfalfa sprouts; C) broccoli sprouts.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Germinated sprouts common to cooking: A) Vigna radiata or mung bean sprouts, mostly used in Chinese dishes; B) alfalfa sprouts; C) broccoli sprouts.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Germinated sprouts common to cooking: A) Vigna radiata or mung bean sprouts, mostly used in Chinese dishes; B) alfalfa sprouts; C) broccoli sprouts.
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