Pitfalls and difficulties in histological diagnosis of human dirofilariasis due to Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) repens

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-64

  Pampiglione, Silvio ^a   Rivasi, Francesco ^a   Canestri Trotti, Giorgio ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANUS; ARTICLE; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA REPENS; FILARIASIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MORPHOLOGY; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION; VULVA;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MUSCLES;

EID: 0032965046     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00164-3     Document Type: Article

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