Chronic diarrhoea in HIV-1-infected adults in Nairobi, Kenya: Evaluation of risk factors and the WHO treatment algorithm

AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2124-2126

  Mwachari, Christina W ^a   Meier, Amalia S ^b   Muyodi, Jane ^a   Gatei, Wangeci ^a   Waiyaki, Peter ^a   Cohen, Craig R ^a,c,d  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LOPERAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN;

ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; KENYA; LOPERAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142125253     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200309260-00016     Document Type: Article

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