Human infection with bertiella species in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 168-169

  El Dib, Nadia A ^a   Al Rufaii, Abdullah ^b   El Badry, Ayman A ^a   Al Zoheiry, Ahlam A ^b   Abd El Aal, Amany A ^a  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHAD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BERTIELLA; CASE REPORT; CESTODE; CESTODIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA; YEMEN;

EID: 11144291993     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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