Further studies on fecal parasites in antiquity

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 605-609

  Allison, Marvin J ^a   Bergman, Tamara ^a   Gerszten, Enrique ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Helicobacter; Intestinal diseases; Paleopathology; Protozoan parasites

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOSPORA BELLI; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SARCOCYSTIS; SOUTH AMERICA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 0033490346     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/112.5.605     Document Type: Article

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