A rare case of human trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma evansi

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-74

  Powar, R M ^a   Shegokar, V R ^a   Joshi, P P ^a   Dani, V S ^a   Tankhiwale, N S ^a   Truc, P ^b   Jannin, J ^c   Bhargava, A ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Trypanosoma evansi; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; SURAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFESTATION; LABORATORY TEST; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 33645530204     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.19904     Document Type: Article

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