Effect of intensive handwashing in the prevention of diarrhoeal illness among patients with AIDS: A randomized controlled study

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 659-663

  Huang, David B ^a,c   Zhou, Jing ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Virology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HAND WASHING; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; TELEPHONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANIMALS; COITUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; EATING; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 34248178515     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46867-0     Document Type: Article

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