The incidence of Cryptosporidium in Zaragoza (Spain): 8-years study (1989-1996);Incidencia de Cryptosporidium en Zaragoza: Estudio de 8 anos (1989- 1996)

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 356-358

  Moles, Beatriz ^a   Torres, Luis ^a   Milagro, Ana ^a   Gorricho, Javier ^a   Seoane, Antonio ^a   Navascues, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Infectious diarrhoea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SPAIN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031724347     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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