Amebiasis in the newborn

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 437-438

  Güven, Ayla ^a,b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Entemoeba histolytica; Jaundice; Newborn; Ornidazole

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUGAR INTAKE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0038512540     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723620     Document Type: Article

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