Symptomatic and asymptomatic amoebiasis in two heterosexual couples

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 829-834

  Gatti, S ^a   Cevini, C ^a   Bernuzzi, A M ^a   Bruno, A ^b   Scaglia, M ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORNIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROPATHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0033387756     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1999.11813490     Document Type: Article

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