A preliminary study on the prevalence of intestinal microsporidiosis in patients with and without gastrointestinal symptoms in Malaysia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1274-1278

  Norhayati, M ^a   Azlin, M ^a   Al Mekhlafi, M Hesham ^a   Anisah, N ^a   Aini, U Nor ^a   Fatmah, M S ^a   Rozlida, A R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal diseases; Immunocompetence; Immunosuppressive agents; Malaysia; Microsporidia; Microsporidiosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRAM STAINING; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; INTESTINE INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICROSPORIDIAN SPORE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 54849440536     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.05.019     Document Type: Article

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