Cryptosporidiosis and blastocystosis in renal transplant recipients

Nephron

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-174

  Ok, Ülgen Z ^a   Cirit, Mustafa ^a   Üner, Ahmet ^a   Ok, Ercan ^a   Akçiçek, Fehmi ^a   Başçi, Ali ^a   Özcel, M Ali ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blastocystis hominis; Cryptosporidium spp; Intestinal parasites; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031058862     PISSN: 16608151     EISSN: 22353186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000189527     Document Type: Article

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