Cryptosporidium: From laboratory diagnosis to surveillance and outbreaks

Parasite

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 372-378

  Chalmers, R M ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Diagnosis; Genofyping; Outbreaks; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 51149088331     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2008153372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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