Asymptomatic intestinal microsporidiosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative, immunocompetent Zambian child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 415-416

  Hautvast, Jeannine L A ^a   Tolboom, Jules J M ^a   Derks, Truus J M M ^a   Beckers, Pieter ^a   Sauerwein, Robert W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; human immunodeficiency virus; immunocompetence; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; FECES; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; INTESTINES; MALE; MICROSPORIDA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0030952989     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199704000-00017     Document Type: Article

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