Effect of antiretroviral therapy on cryptosporidiosis and microsporidiosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-217

  Maggi, P ^a   Larocca, A M V ^a   Quarto, M ^a   Serio, G ^a   Brandonisio, O ^a   Angarano, G ^a   Pastore, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CD4 ANTIGEN; DIDANOSINE; FORMALDEHYDE; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; PAROMOMYCIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RITONAVIR; SAQUINAVIR; SPIRAMYCIN; STAVUDINE; ZALCITABINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ISOSPORA BELLI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAINING; TECHNIQUE; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0034031632     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050461     Document Type: Article

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