Recurrent isosporiasis over a decade in an immunocompetent host successfully treated with pyrimethamine

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 859-862

  Jongwutiwes, Somchai ^a   Sampatanukul, Pichet ^a   Putaporntip, Chaturong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOLINIC ACID; ORNIDAZOLE; PYRIMETHAMINE; TETRACYCLINE; TINIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTESTINE BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIMETHAMINE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TINIDAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 0036968408     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0036554021000026947     Document Type: Article

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