Persistent damage to Enterocytozoon bieneusi, with persistent symptomatic relief, after combined furazolidone and albendazole in AIDS patients

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 731-736

  Dionisio, D ^a   Ibba Manneschi, L ^b   Di Lollo, S ^b   Orsi, A ^c   Sterrantino, G ^c   Leoncini, F ^c   Pozzi, M ^c   Vinattieri, M A ^d   Tani, A ^b   Papucci, A ^b  

^a PISTOIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Prato Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Furazolidone; Immune deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; DUODENUM BIOPSY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE PARASITE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 7844240475     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.10.731     Document Type: Article

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