Current therapeutic approaches to cryptosporidiosis in immunocompromised patients

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 871-880

  Hoepelman, Andy I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; PAROMOMYCIN;

CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST;

EID: 0029996629     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.5.871     Document Type: Review

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