Screening for microsporidian spores in AIDS patients at the fann University Hospital, Dakar (Senegal): Preliminary results;Recherche des spores de microsporidies chez des patients sideens au CHU de fann a Dakar (Senegal): Resultats preliminaires

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-267

  Dieng, Y ^a   Dieng, T H ^a   Diouf, G ^a   Coll Seck, A M ^a   Diallo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

AIDS; Encephalitozoon intestinalis; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MICROSPORUM; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0031940617     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0399-077x(98)80119-4     Document Type: Article

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