title: A comparison of direct microscopy with culture for the diagnosis of Blastocystis hominis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zman
authors.forename: K Z
authors.initials: KZ
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016776:Blastocystis Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D016845:Blastocystis hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D010154:Pakistan; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity