Opportunistic Human Infections Caused by Tritrichomonas species: A Mini-Review

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 127-131

  Yao, Chaoqun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA SEQUENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION RISK; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TRICHOMONIASIS; TRITRICHOMONAS;

EID: 84864585320     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: 18734391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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