Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis in Children in Malawi

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 557-559

  Peng, Michael M ^a,b   Meshnick, Steve R ^b,c   Cunliffe, Nigel A ^c,d   Thindwa, Benson D M ^d   Hart, C Anthony ^e   Broadhead, Robin L ^f   Xiao, Lihua ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d MALAWI LIVERPOOL WELLCOME TRUST CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALAWI; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEASON;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FECES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALAWI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 0346966131     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2003.tb00628.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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