Affiliations

• ¹ Liver and Pancreatobiliary Diseases Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
• ² Alimentary Tract Research Center, School of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz.
• ³ Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences.
• ⁴ Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht.
• ⁵ Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
• ⁶ Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.
• ⁷ Isfahan Liver Disease Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
• ⁸ Gastroenterology and Hepatology Disease Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences.
• ⁹ Liver and Digestive Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj.
• ¹⁰ Bam University of Medical Sciences.
• ¹¹ Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.
• ¹² Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Bandarabbas, Iran.
• ¹³ Infectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences.
• ¹⁴ Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
• ¹⁵ Colorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Science.
• ¹⁶ Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.
• ¹⁷ Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences.
• ¹⁸ Hamadan University of Medical Sciences.
• ¹⁹ Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences.
• ²⁰ Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran.
• ²¹ Golestan Research Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan.
• ²² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.
• ²³ Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences.
• ²⁴ Infectious Disease Research Center, Arak University of Medical Science.
• ²⁵ Gastroenterology and Hepatology Disease Research Center, Arak Medical Sience University.
• ²⁶ Gut and Liver Research Center, Mazandaran University Of Medical Sciences, Sari.
• ²⁷ Sirjan University of Medical Sciences.
• ²⁸ Infectious Diseases Department, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences.
• ²⁹ Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
• ³⁰ Guilan University of Medical Science, Bandar Anzali.
• ³¹ Chamran Hospital of Saveh.
• ³² Department of Microbiology.
• ³³ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.
• ³⁴ Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
• ³⁵ Department of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.