Molecular epidemiologic characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in HIV-infected persons in Benin city, Nigeria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 441-445

  Akinbo, Frederick O ^a   Okaka, Christopher E ^a   Omoregie, Richard ^a   Dearen, Theressa ^b   Leon, Eucaris Torres ^b   Xiao, Lihua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIARRHEA; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCYTOZOON; ENTEROCYTOZOON INFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGAL DETECTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NIGERIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BENIN; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DNA, FUNGAL; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NIGERIA; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84859559791     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0548     Document Type: Article

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