Raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis)

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 651-652

  Gavin, Patrick J ^a   Shulman, Stanford T ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FENBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; TETRAMISOLE; TIABENDAZOLE;

BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LARVA MIGRANS; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACCOON; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RACCOONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0041843858     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200307000-00016     Document Type: Short Survey

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