Blastocystosis: Nitazoxanide as a new therapeutic option;Blastocistose: Nitazoxanida como nova opção terapêutica

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 415-417

  Cimerman, Sérgio ^a,b   Teixeira Ladeira, Maria Cecília ^a   Assunção Iuliano, Wilma ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Blastocystosis; Nitazoxanide

Indexed keywords

5 NITROTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; NITAZOXANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; ERADICATION THERAPY; HUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REMISSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS;

EID: 0038299310     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822003000300016     Document Type: Article

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