Pulmonary microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon hellem in a patient with AIDS

Journal of Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-126

  Scaglia, M ^a   Sacchi, L ^b   Croppo, G P ^c   Da Silva, A ^c   Gatti, S ^a   Corona, S ^a   Orani, A ^d   Bernuzzi, A M ^a   Pieniazek, N J ^c   Slemenda, S B ^c   Wallace, S ^c   Visvesvara, G S ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FATALITY; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MICROSPORA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS;

EID: 12644261396     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(97)92414-2     Document Type: Article

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