Congenital trypanosomiasis

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 377-378

  Ngoma, Mary Shilalukey ^a   Nalubamba, Mutinta ^a   Kowa, Sumbukeni ^a   Minyoi, Dominic ^a   Mubanga, Joseph ^a   Mwansa, James ^a   Musuku, John ^a   Chintu, Chifumbe ^a   Bhat, Ganapati ^a   Kapakala, Thomas ^a   Mumba, Peter ^a   Nyalungwe, Khange ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; MELSOPROPOL; SURAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 19944384109     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/50.6.377     Document Type: Article

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