Amebiasis

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-37

  Alavi, Karim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ameba; Colitis; Fulminant; Parasite

Indexed keywords

DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; TINIDAZOLE;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLITIS; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 33847607401     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-970198     Document Type: Article

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