Cryptosporidiosis in HIV-infected patients: Diagnostic sensitivity of stool examination, based on number of specimens submitted

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 451-453

  Blackman, Edward ^a,b   Binder, Scott ^a   Gaultier, Cyril ^a   Benveniste, Robert ^a   Cecilio, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Midway Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031018650     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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