Intestinal parasitosis and shigellosis among diarrheal patients in Gondar teaching hospital, northwest Ethiopia

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Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Huruy, Kahsay ^a,b   Kassu, Afework ^a   Mulu, Andargachew ^a   Worku, Netsanet ^a   Fetene, Teshome ^c   Gebretsadik, Simon ^a   Biadglegne, Fantahun ^a   Belyhun, Yeshambel ^a   Muche, Abebe ^a   Gelaw, Aschalew ^a   Anagaw, Belay ^a   Yifru, Sisay ^a   Wondie, Yemataw ^d   Bekele, Assegedech ^a   Tiruneh, Moges ^a   Reissig, Dieter ^b   Moges, Feleke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Adamitulu PPSC   (Ethiopia)

^d Faculty of Social Sciences   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Gondar; Intestinal parasitosis; Shigellosis

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENTAMOEBA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; ISOSPORA BELLI; PROTOZOA; SALMONELLA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SHIGELLA; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 80054984973     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-472     Document Type: Article

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