Remission of disseminated infection caused by Encephalocytozoon intestinalis with highly active antiretroviral therapy [3]

AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 640-641

  Lafaurie, Matthieu ^a   Sarfati, Claudine ^a   Menotti, Jean ^a   Molina, Jean Michel ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE; NELFINAVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0344838482     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200303070-00026     Document Type: Letter

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