Cryptosporidium hominis infection of the human respiratory tract

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 462-464

  Mercado, Rubén ^a   Buck, Gregory A ^b   Manque, Patricio A ^b   Ozaki, Luiz Shozo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; DISEASE COURSE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPUTUM;

EID: 33847340335     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1303.060394     Document Type: Article

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