Urinary tract Schistosoma haematobium infection: A case report

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 334-337

  Tzanetou, Konstantina ^a   Adamis, George ^a   Andipa, Eleni ^a   Zorzos, Charalambos ^a   Ntoumas, Konstantinos ^a   Armenis, Konstantinos ^a   Kontogeorgos, George ^a   Malamou Lada, Eleni ^a   Gargalianos, Panagiotis ^a  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER WALL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; X RAY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FEMALE; GHANA; GREECE; HUMANS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 34648823003     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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