Protozoal gastrointestinal infections

Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 599-602

  Kenny, Julia M ^a,b   Kelly, Paul ^a,b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

amoeba; antimicrobial chemotherapy; blastocystis; Cryptosporidium; diarrhoea; dientamoeba; Giardia; isospora; microsporidia; protozoa

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEHYDROEMETINE; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; FUMAGILLIN; MEPACRINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TINIDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMEBIASIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BALANTIDIASIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; CYCLOSPORIASIS; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSENTERY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GIARDIASIS; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; ISOSPORIASIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MALNUTRITION; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA;

EID: 70350577214     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2009.08.001     Document Type: Review

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