First detection of intestinal microsporidia in Northern Nigeria

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Omalu, I C J ^a,c   Yako, A B ^a   Duhlinska, D D ^a   Anyanwu, G I ^a   Pam, V A ^b   Inyama, P U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b Veterinary Research Institute

^c c/o Dr Anyanwu GI ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Encephalitozoon intestinalis; Enterocytozoon bienuesi; Microsporidial infections

Indexed keywords

AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENUESI; FECES ANALYSIS; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOON;

EID: 33646122436     PISSN: 09725997     EISSN: 09725997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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