Urethritis associated with disseminated microsporidiosis: Clinical response to albendazole

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 592-593

  Corcoran, Gerard D ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MICROSPORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; URETHRITIS;

EID: 0029738018     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.3.592     Document Type: Article

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