Cryptosporidiosis among HIV-infected patients with diarrhea in Edo State, Midwesten Nigeria

Malaysian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-101

  Akinbo, F O ^a   Okaka, C E ^a   Machado, R L D ^b   Omoregie, R ^a   Onunu, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium spp.; HIV

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951636893     PISSN: 22317538     EISSN: 18238262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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