Norwegian scabies in Peru: The impact of human T cell lymphotropic virus type I infection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 855-857

  Blas, Magaly ^a   Bravo, Francisco ^a   Castillo, Wenceslao ^c   Castillo, Wenceslao J ^b   Ballona, Rosalía ^d   Navarro, Pedro ^e   Catacora, José ^f   Cairampoma, Rosario ^a   Gotuzzo, Eduardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL ARZOBISPO LOAYZA   (Peru)

^c HOSPITAL NACIONAL DANIEL ALCIDES CARRIÓN   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD DEL NIÑO   (Peru)

^e HOSPITAL NACIONAL EDGARDO REBAGLIATI MARTINS   (Peru)

^f HOSPITAL NACIONAL GUILLERMO ALMENARA IRIGOYEN   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEATH; DOWN SYNDROME; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NORWEGIAN SCABIES; PERU; RISK FACTOR; SCABIES; SEX RATIO; VIRUS ISOLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

HTLV; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T CELL LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE I; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERU; SCABIES;

EID: 23844491953     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.72.855     Document Type: Article

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