Trichinellosis in children and adults: A 10-year comparative study in western Romania

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 392-395

  Neghina, Raul ^a   Neghina, Adriana Maria ^a   Marincu, Iosif ^a   Iacobiciu, Ioan ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

children; Romania; trichinellosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; MEBENDAZOLE; PIPERAZINE; TIABENDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG CHOICE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROMANIA; TRICHINOSIS;

EID: 79954642376     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31820415ad     Document Type: Article

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