Diagnosis and management of amebiasis

Infections in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 375-382

  Ayeh Kumi, Patrick F ^a   Petri Jr , William A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abscess, hepatic; Amebiasis; Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba histolytica

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; EMETINE; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TINIDAZOLE;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; COLITIS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSENTERY; ENCEPHALITIS; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFESTATION; LIVER ABSCESS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPLEEN ABSCESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036702506     PISSN: 07496524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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