Epidemiological study of Cryptosporidium parvum in sera of persons from Germany

Infection

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-10

  Petry, F ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 0031964266     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02768744     Document Type: Article

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