Cryptosporidium parvum infection in experimentally infected mice: Infection dynamics and effect of immunosuppression

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-107

  Tarazona, Raquel ^a,b   Blewett, David A ^c   Carmona, Manuel Dominguez ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^c MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cryptosporidiosis; Cyclophosphamide; Immunosuppression; Infectivity; Oocyst shedding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MURINAE;

EID: 0031851874     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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