Waterborne protozoan pathogens

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-85

  Marshall, Marilyn M ^a   Naumovitz, Donna ^a   Ortega, Ynes ^a   Sterling, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMPHOTERICIN B; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; FURAZOLIDONE; KETOCONAZOLE; MEPACRINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; TINIDAZOLE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; COCCIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; ISOSPORA BELLI; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; WATER QUALITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; ISOSPORA BELLI; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031027827     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.10.1.67     Document Type: Review

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