Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in HIV-infected Persons in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Fooyin Journal of Health Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 85-89

  Akinbo, Frederick Olusegun ^a   Okaka, Christopher Ehis ^a   Omoregie, Richard ^a   Dearen, Theressa ^b   Leon, Eucaris Torres ^b   Xiao, Lihua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Benin City; Cryptosporidium spp.; HIV; Molecular characterization

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; DNA; DRINKING WATER; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 60; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CANIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FELIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79951636295     PISSN: 18778607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1877-8607(11)60003-9     Document Type: Article

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