Giardia lamblia in AIDS patients with diarrhea

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 653-659

  Moolasart, Pikul ^a  

^a Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute   (Thailand)

Author keywords

AIDS; Diarrhea; Giardia lamblia

Indexed keywords

FURAZOLIDONE; MEPACRINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE; ORNIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; TINIDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG CHOICE; DUODENUM BIOPSY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND;

EID: 0032731695     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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