Gastric cryptosporidiosis: Correlation between intensity of infection and histological alterations

Histopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 405-409

  Rivasi, F ^b   Rossi, P ^a   Righi, E ^c   Pozio, E ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

AIDS; Criptosporidiosis; Histopathology; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EDEMA; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH EROSION;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH DISEASES;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 0033020916     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1999.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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