Albendazole chemotherapy for AIDS-related diarrhoea in Zambia - Clinical, parasitological and mucosal responses

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 595-601

  Zulu, I ^a,b   Veitch, A ^b   Sianongo, S ^a   McPhail, G ^b   Feakins, R ^b   Farthing, M J G ^c   Kelly, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; DUODENUM BIOPSY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTESTINE VILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0036188736     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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