Microsporidia in duodenal biopsies from 72 HIV-infected patients with abdominal complaints

APMIS

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 535-538

  Svedhem, V ^a,b   Lebbad, M ^a   Struve, J ^c   Veress, B ^d   Andstrom E ^c   Aust Kettis, A ^b   Linder, E ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AIDS; Diarrhoea; Duodenal biopsy; HIV infection; Microsporidia; Staining methods

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DUODENUM BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MICROSPORUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031748335     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1998.tb01381.x     Document Type: Article

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