Frequency of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in alcoholics

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 119-121

  Marques De Oliveira, Luiz Carlos ^a   Ribeiro, Camila Toffoli ^a   De Melo Mendes, Daniel ^a   Oliveira, Tatiana Cunha ^a   Costa Cruz, Julia Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Chronic pancreatitis; Hepatic cirrhosis; Strongyloides stercoralis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FECES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FECES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS, ALCOHOLIC; RISK FACTORS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 0036364267     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762002000100021     Document Type: Article

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