Chronic Infections of the Small Intestine

Textbook of Gastroenterology, Fifth Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 1225-1244

  Fantry, George T ^a   Fantry, Lori E ^a   James, Stephen P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic infections of small intestine; Histoplasmosis; Mucormycosis; Mycotic infections; Tropical sprue; Tuberculosis; Whipple disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880153996     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444303254.ch49     Document Type: Chapter

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