Serum IgE levels of diarrheic patients in Northwest Ethiopia with high prevalence of HIV and intestinal parasitoses

Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Amare, Bemnet ^a   Belyhun, Yeshambel ^a   Moges, Beyene ^a   Mulu, Andargachew ^a   Ota, Fusao ^b   Tafess, Ketema ^a   Kassu, Afework ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; HIV AIDS; Intestinal parasitoses; Northwest Ethiopia; Total immunoglobulin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879831546     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21556113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000136     Document Type: Article

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