Cryptosporidiosis in HIV infected patients with diarrhoea in Osun State Southwestern Nigeria

European Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 119-122

  Adesiji, Yemisi Olukemi ^a   Lawal, Rofiat Omolabake ^a   Taiwo, Samuel Sunday ^a   Fayemiwo, Sunday Adetona ^a   Adeyeba, Oluwaseyi Adegboyega ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidiosis; Prevalence; Southwestern Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; SCREENING; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRICHURIS;

EID: 41449091514     PISSN: 13043889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/82505     Document Type: Article

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