The uncommon gastrointestinal protozoa: Microsporidia, blastocystis, isospora, dientamoeba, and balantidium

Current Clinical Topics in Infectious Diseases

Volumn , Issue 17, 1997, Pages 147-187

  Weiss, Louis M ^a   Keohane, Elaine M ^a  

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ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL; BALANTIDIUM; BLASTOCYSTIS; DIENTAMOEBA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOSPORA; MICROSPORIDA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMALS; BALANTIDIUM; BLASTOCYSTIS; DIENTAMOEBA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ISOSPORA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSPORIDA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS;

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