Microsporidia infection in transplant patients

Transplantation

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 482-484

  Gumbo, Tawanda ^a   Hobbs, Robert E ^a   Carlyn, Cynthia ^b   Hall, Geraldine ^a   Isada, Carlos M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; DYSPEPSIA; ENTEROCYTOZOON; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033557207     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199902150-00024     Document Type: Article

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