Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica from HIV-positive patients with diarrhea: 'Nonpathogenic' strains as a possible cause

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 424-426

  Sulakvelidze, Alexander ^a   Saillour, Marie ^b   Morris Jr , J Glenn ^a   Ronco, Esthel ^b   Perrone, Christian ^b   De Truchis, Pierre ^b   Nordmann, Patrice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; PENTAMIDINE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOSPORA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0031732786     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199811000-00017     Document Type: Article

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