A case-controlled study of Dientamoeba fragilis infections in children

Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 819-823

  Banik, G R ^a,b   Barratt, J L N ^a,b   Marriott, D ^a,b   Harkness, J ^a,b   Ellis, J T ^b   Stark, D ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; diarrhoea; Dientamoeba fragilis; gastrointestinal symptoms; metronidazole

Indexed keywords

DIIODOHYDROXYQUIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IODOQUINOL; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79958794020     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182011000448     Document Type: Article

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