Blastocystis hominis as a cause of hypoalbuminemia and anasarca

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 399-402

  Nassir, E ^a   Awad, J ^a   Abel, A B ^a   Khoury, J ^a   Shay, M ^a   Lejbkowicz, F ^a,b  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANASARCA; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DIARRHEA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PARASITOLOGY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 2942715336     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1122-8     Document Type: Article

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