Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with echinococcosis - Management in an infectiological service in Germany;Epidemiologisch-klinische Charakteristika von Patienten mit zystischer Echinokokkose

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 137, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 1039-1044

  Orhun, A ^a   Muller Stover I ^a   Holtfreter, M C ^a   Dedelen, H ^a   Haussinger D ^a   Richter, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

albendazole; Echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; PAIR; praziquantel; zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EOSINOPHILIA; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER HYDATID CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT MONITORING; RELAPSE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860630669     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: 14394413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1304951     Document Type: Review

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