Three emerging protozoal infections diseases in the Netherlands: Cyclospora, Dientamoeba and Microspora infections;DRIE OPKOMENDE PROTOZOAIRE INFECTIEZIEKTEN IN NEDERLAND: CYCLOSPORA-, DIENTAMOEBA- EN MICROSPORA-INFECTIES

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 155-160

  Van Gool, T ^a,b   Dankert, J ^a,c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Afd Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

^c Afd Medische Microbiologie ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CLIOQUINOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CYCLOSPORA; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MICROSPORA; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DIENTAMOEBA; EUCOCCIDIIDA; HUMANS; MICROSPORIDIA; NETHERLANDS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS;

EID: 0030031335     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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