Cystic echinococcosis in Argentina: Evolution of metacestode and clinical expression in various Echinococcus granulosus strains

Acta Tropica

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-159

  Guarnera, Eduardo A ^a   Parra, Alberto ^b   Kamenetzky, Laura ^a   García, Gustavo ^c   Gutiérrez, Ariana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

^b Prov de Tucuman

^c Hospital Central de Neuquen   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Clinical symptoms; E. granulosus strains; Evolutive metacestode growth; Ultrasography

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ECHINOCOCCOSIS;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CATTLE; CESTODE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GOAT; HEPATITIS; HERBIVORY; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SHEEP; SPLEEN; SWINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CHILD; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BOS TAURUS; CAMELIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 4444356677     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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