Screening African HIV positive patients for imported parasitic infections

Journal of Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 481-484

  Lillie, Patrick J ^a   Bazaz, Rohit ^a   Greig, Julia M ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Schistosomiasis; Screening; Tropical Infections

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FILARIA; FILARIASIS; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMPORT DISEASE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PARASITOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANIMALS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 56949104733     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.09.035     Document Type: Article

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