Cryptosporidium parvum: Treatment effects and the rate of decline in oocyst infectivity

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-62

  Coulliette, Angela D ^a   Huffman, Debra E ^a,b   Slifko, Theresa R ^a,c   Rose, Joan B ^a,d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Orange County Utilities   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BLEACHING AGENT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN;

BIOASSAY; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISINFECTION; EGG PARASITOID; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISINFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; HUMANS; OOCYSTS; PENICILLIN G; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; STREPTOMYCIN; TIME FACTORS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 33645554319     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-534R.1     Document Type: Article

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