Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a child living in the urban area of Rome, Italy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3994-3995

  Marangi, Massimo ^a   Zechini, Barbara ^a   Fileti, Angelica ^a   Quaranta, Giorgio ^a   Aceti, Antonio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICLOSAMIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESTODIASIS; CHILD; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; HUMANS; HYMENOLEPIASIS; HYMENOLEPIS; ITALY; MALE; NICLOSAMIDE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; URBAN POPULATION;

CESTODA; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA;

EID: 0042522923     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3994-3995.2003     Document Type: Article

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