title: Evaluating the role of intestinal parasites in the high rates of irritable bowel syndrome in South America: a pilot study.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru;|Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru;
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vasquez-Rios
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru;|Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;
authors.forename: Jorge D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Machicado
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru;
authors.forename: Maria T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Gamero
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru;
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pezua
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru;
authors.forename: Angel B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Betancourt
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Alberto Hurtado, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru;|Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru;
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terashima
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru;|Department of Medicine and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Marcos
keywords: Blastocystis sp.; functional gastrointestinal diseases; soil-transmitted helminths