Cyclosporiasis: A clinical and epidemiological study in travellers with imported Cyclospora cayetanensis infection;Ciclosporiasis: Estudio clinicoepidemiológico en viajeros con cyclospora cayetanensis importada

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 461-464

  Gascón, Joaquim ^a   Álvarez, Míriam ^a   Valls, Maria Eugenia ^a   Bordas, Josep Maria ^a   De Anta, María Teresa Jiménez ^a   Corachán, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyclosporiasis; Traveler diarrhea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYCLOSPORIASIS; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; TRAVEL;

CYCLOSPORIASIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0035978213     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7753(01)71870-2     Document Type: Article

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