Prevalence of Cryptosporidium species among HIV positive asymptomatic and symptomatic immigrant population in Kashmir, India

Iranian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-38

  Masarat, Shaista ^a   Ahmad, F ^b   Chisti, M ^c   Hamid, S ^c   Ahmad Sofi, B ^c  

^a S P COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^c SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic and Symptomatic; Cryptosporidium; Emigrants; HIV Infection; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE CARRIER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMIGRANT; INDIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OOCYST; TRAVEL;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.;

EID: 84863851065     PISSN: 20083289     EISSN: 20084447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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