First Italian case of Cyclosporiasis in an immunocompetent woman: Local acquired infection

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 281-284

  Masucci, Luca ^a   Graffeo, Rosalia ^a   Siciliano, Massimo ^a   Franceschelli, Antonella ^a   Bugli, Francesca ^a   Fadda, Giovanni ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic diarrhea; Cyclospora cayetanensis; Laboratory diagnosis; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORIASIS; CYTOLOGY; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CAMPYLOBACTER; COCCIDIA; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; ENTEROVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; YERSINIA;

EID: 46649121715     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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