Carriage rate of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in an orphanage in Bangkok, Thailand

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3739-3741

  Pagornrat, Watcharee ^a   Leelayoova, Saovanee ^b   Rangsin, Ram ^b   Tan Ariya, Peerapan ^a   Naaglor, Tawee ^b   Mungthin, Mathirut ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCYTOZOON; ENTEROCYTOZOON INFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MORBIDITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORPHANAGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THAILAND;

CARRIER STATE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; ORPHANAGES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI;

EID: 70449629360     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01606-09     Document Type: Article

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