Risk factors for intestinal microsporidiosis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection: A case-control study

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 904-907

  Hutin, Yvan J F ^b   Bombardier, Marie Noelle ^c   Liguory, Olivier ^c   Sarfati, Claudine ^c   Derouin, Francis ^c   Modaï, Jacques ^c   Molina, Jean Michel ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROSPORA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SWIMMING POOL;

EID: 0031682943     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515353     Document Type: Article

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