Human fascioliasis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 385-387

  Saba, Rabin ^a   Korkmaz, M ^b   Inan, D ^a   Mamikoglu L ^a   Turhan, O ^a   Gunseren F ^a   Cevikol C ^a   Kabaalioglu A ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fasciola hepatica; Fascioliasis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; TRICLABENDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS;

EID: 2642549298     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00820.x     Document Type: Editorial

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