Epidemiology and clinical features of Cryptosporidium infection in immunocompromised patients

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 145-154

  Hunter, Paul R ^a   Nichols, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREATITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036141514     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CMR.15.1.145-154.2002     Document Type: Review

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