Strongyloidiasis in personnel of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-206

  Pattison, David A ^a   Speare, Richard ^b  

^a RAMSI Medical Facility   (Solomon Islands)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOLDIER; SOLOMON ISLANDS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; URTICARIA;

EID: 51349099820     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01982.x     Document Type: Article

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