Intestinal myiasis caused by Muscina stabulans

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-85

  Shivekar, S ^a   Senthil, K ^a   Srinivasan, R ^b   Sureshbabu, L ^a   Chand, P ^a   Shanmugam, J ^a   Gopal, R ^a  

^a Research Institute   (India)

^b VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Intestinal myiasis; Muscina stabulans

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; INTESTINAL MYIASIS; MAGGOT; MALE; MUSCINA STABULANS; MYIASIS; PARASITE; PARASITE ISOLATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 38849184634     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.38869     Document Type: Article

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