Intestinal parasitic infection of immunocompromised children with diarrhoea: Clinical profile and therapeutic response

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 309-317

  Idris, Nikmah Salamia ^a   Dwipoerwantoro, Pramita G ^a   Kurniawan, Agnes ^a   Said, Mardjanis ^a  

^a CIPTO MANGUNKUSUMO HOSPITAL   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

B. hominis; Diarrhoea; Hiv; Immunocompromised; Metronidazole

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; LAMIVUDINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NEVIRAPINE; PAROMOMYCIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; ISOSPORA BELLI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; ISOSPORA BELLI; VERMES;

BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77954167493     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.275     Document Type: Article

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