Coinfection of Schistosoma mansoni and Strongyloides stercoralis in a patient with variceal bleeding

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 292-294

  Tzanetou, K ^a   Tsiodra, P ^a   Delis, V ^a   Frangia, K ^a   Karakatsani, E ^a   Efstratopoulos, A ^a   Syriopoulou, V ^b  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON BIOPSY; ECHOGRAPHY; EGYPT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FECES; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; PARASITE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SPLENOMEGALY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 23844453182     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-4098-0     Document Type: Article

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