Plasmodium falciparum and intestinal parasitic co-infections in HIV-infected patients in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 430-435

  Akinbo, Frederick Olusegun ^a   Okaka, Christopher E ^a   Omoregie, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Benin City; Co infection; HIV; Intestinal parasites; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CYST (RESTING STAGE); FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOSPORIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; NIGERIA; OOCYTE; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TAENIASIS; TRICHURIASIS;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VERMES;

EID: 84861417327     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1889     Document Type: Article

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