Blastocistosis. The most frequent intestinal parasitose in Chile;Blastocistosis: Enteroparasitosis más frecuente en Chile

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1015-1016

  Mercado P, Rúben ^a   Schenone F, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE;

AMEBIASIS; BLASTOCISTOSIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; LETTER; PARASITOSIS;

BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; CHILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 12344326528     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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