Human giardiasis: Genotype linked differences in clinical symptomatology

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 822-826

  Homan, Wieger L ^a   Mank, Theo G ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical symptomatology; Genotype; Giardia duodenalis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIARRHEA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034992082     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00183-7     Document Type: Article

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