Human trichinellosis from Laos

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 274-277

  Suwansrinon, Kanitta ^a   Wilde, Henry ^b,e   Burford, Benjamin ^c   Hanvesakul, Rekha ^d   Sitprija, Visith ^a  

^a THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c Australian Embassy Medical Center   (Laos)

^d BNH Hospital   (Thailand)

^e QUEEN SAOVABHA MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARNIVORE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAOS; MALE; SEROLOGY; TRICHINOSIS; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; LAOS; MALE; MEAT PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 34447255422     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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