Cryptosporidiosis in children in sub-Saharan Africa: A lingering challenge

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 915-921

  Mor, Siobhan M ^a   Tzipori, Saul ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AZITHROMYCIN; NITAZOXANIDE; PAROMOMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 52449088352     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591539     Document Type: Review

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