Myositis associated with a newly described microsporidian, Trachipleistophora hominis, in a patient with AIDS

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2803-2811

  Field, Andrew S ^a   Marriott, Deborah J ^a   Milliken, Samuel T ^a   Brew, Bruce J ^a   Canning, Elizabeth U ^b   Kench, James G ^a   Darveniza, Paul ^a   Harkness, John L ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MICROSPORUM; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORUM; MYOSOTIS; PLEISTOPHORA SP.; PROTOZOA; TRACHIPLEISTOPHORA HOMINIS;

EID: 0029907578     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2803-2811.1996     Document Type: Article

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