Identification of Mansonella perstans microfilariae in ascitic fluid

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 249-250

  Bregani, Enrico Rino ^a,b   Ghiringhelli, Chiara ^a   Ceraldi, Tiziana ^a   Rovellini, Angelo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b Hopital de Goundi   (Chad)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; MEBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CASE REPORT; EOSINOPHILIA; FILARIASIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LETTER; MALE; MANSONELLA PERSTANS; PARACENTESIS; PRURITUS;

ANIMALS; ASCITIC FLUID; CHAD; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MANSONELLA; MANSONELLIASIS; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PARACENTESIS;

MANSONELLA PERSTANS;

EID: 0036800557     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550203200433     Document Type: Letter

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