Blastocystis sp. and other intestinal parasites in hemodialysis patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-341

  Kulik, Rose Anne ^a   Morais Falavigna, Dina Lúcia ^a   Nishi, Letícia ^a   Marques Araujo, Silvana ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blastocystis sp.; Hemodialysis patients; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOLIMAX; ENDOLIMAX NANA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHILIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 60649095196     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702008000400017     Document Type: Article

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