Intestinal parasites isolated in a large teaching hospital, Italy, 1 may 2006 to 31 december 2008

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 24, 2011, Pages

  Masucci, L ^a   Graffeo, R ^a   Bani, S ^a   Bugli, F ^a   Boccia, S ^a,b   Nicolotti, N ^a   Fiori, B ^a   Fadda, G ^a   Spanu, T ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; INTESTINE PARASITE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TAENIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRICHURIS;

EID: 79959640808     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.24.19891-en     Document Type: Article

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