Gastric cryptosporidiosis complicating HIV infection: Case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-310

  Ventura, Giulio ^a   Cauda, Roberto ^a   Larocca, Luigi M ^a   Riccioni, Maria E ^a   Tumbarello, Mario ^a   Lucia, Mothanje B ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidiosis; Diarrhoea; HIV infection

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PAROMOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH MUCOSA;

EID: 0030973722     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199703000-00017     Document Type: Article

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