Isosporiasis in HIV/AIDS patients in Edo State, Nigeria

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 43-46

  Olusegun, Akinbo Frederick ^a   Okaka, Christopher Ehis ^a   Luiz Dantas Machado, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CD4+ T lymphocytes; HIV; Isospora belli; Medical sciences

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; ISOSPORIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OOCYST; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 73449117881     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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