Clinical cryptosporidiosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - Induced immunosuppression: Findings from a longitudinal study of HIV-positive and HIV-negative former injection drug users

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 969-975

  Pozio, E ^a   Rezza, G ^b   Boschini, A ^b   Pezzotti, P ^b   Tamburrini, A ^b   Rossi, P ^b   Di Fine, M ^b   Smacchia, C ^b   Schiesari, A ^b   Gattei, E ^b   Zucconi, R ^b   Ballarini, P ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 16944367393     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516498     Document Type: Article

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