Severe, protracted intestinal cryptosporidiosis associated with interferon γ deficiency: Pediatric case report

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 848-850

  Gomez Morales, M A ^b   Ausiello, C M ^b   Guarino, A ^b   Urbani, F ^b   Spagnuolo, M I ^b   Pignata, C ^b   Pozio, E ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MALE; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 19244363101     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.5.848     Document Type: Article

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