Epidemiology of Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in humans

Journal of Parasitology Research

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Matos, Olga ^a   Lobo, Maria Luisa ^a   Xiao, Lihua ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENTEROCYTOZOON INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MICROSPORIDIA; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84867790175     PISSN: 20900023     EISSN: 20900031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/981424     Document Type: Review

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