Frequency of intestinal parasites in Tehran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 44-47

  Akhlaghi, L ^a   Shamseddin, J ^a   Meamar, A R ^a   Razmjou, E ^a   Oormazdi, H ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Frequency; Intestinal parasites; Iran

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILD; CHILOMASTIX MESNILI; ENDOLIMAX NANA; ENTAMOEBA COLI; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; INFANT; INTESTINE PARASITE; IODAMOEBA BUTSCHLLI; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SMEAR; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TAENIA SAGINATA;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILOMASTIX MESNILI; COCCIDIA; ENDOLIMAX NANA; ENTAMOEBA COLI; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; IODAMOEBA; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TAENIA SAGINATA;

EID: 67651177782     PISSN: 17357020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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