Giardiasis in hiv: A possible role in patients with severe immune deficiency

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 485-487

  Angarano, Gioacchino ^a   Maggi, Paolo ^a   Di Bari, Maria Assunta ^b   Larocca, Angela Maria Vittoria ^a   Congedo, Pierpaolo ^c   Di Bari, Cesare ^c   Brandonisio, Olga ^a   Chiodo, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Department of Infectious Disease   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Giardia intestinalis; HIV infection

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENTERITIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030750703     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007375421908     Document Type: Article

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