An eye-catching acanthocephalan

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 787-788

  Haustein, T ^a   Lawes, M ^b   Harris, E ^c   Chiodini, P L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b Rusthall Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Conjunctiva; Eye; Human; Plagiorhynchus

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ADULT; CASE REPORT; EYE DISCOMFORT; GARDENING; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MALE; NOTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); PLAGIORHYNCHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77953936775     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02896.x     Document Type: Note

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