Prevalence of intestinal infection due to Cryptosporidium species among Taiwanese patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-35

  Hung, Chien Ching ^a   Tsaihong, John C ^b   Lee, Ya Tien ^b   Deng, Hung Yin ^c   Hsiao, Wei Hung ^c   Chang, Sui Yuan ^d   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Su, Kua Eyre ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AIDS; Colonization; Cryptosporidiosis; Cryptosporidium parvum; HIV infection; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMORBIDITY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MELEAGRIDIS; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846883992     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60213-8     Document Type: Article

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