Cyclospora species as a cause of diarrhoea in humans

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-161

  Looney, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Protozoa; Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole combination; Water microbiology

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; SULFONAMIDE;

CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DIARRHEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; HUMANS;

COCCIDIA; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031853025     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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