A review of the clinical presentation of dientamoebiasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 614-619

  Stark, Damien ^a   Barratt, Joel ^a,b   Roberts, Tamalee ^a   Marriott, Deborah ^a,b   Harkness, John ^a,b   Ellis, John ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE; PAROMOMYCIN; SECNIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 77950936208     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0478     Document Type: Article

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