The other intestinal protozoa: Enteric infections caused by Blastocystis hominis, Entamoeba coli, and Dientamoeba fragilis

Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 178-181

  Hotez, Peter ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; FURAZOLIDONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BLASTOCYSTIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIENTAMOEBA; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENTAMOEBA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REVIEW;

EID: 0033867426     PISSN: 10451870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/pi.2000.6228     Document Type: Article

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