Dientamoeba fragilis: A family cluster of disease associated with marked peripheral eosinophilia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 845-848

  Gray, Timothy James ^a   Kwan, Yiu L ^a   Phan, Thuy ^a   Robertson, Graham ^a   Cheong, Elaine Y L ^a   Gottlieb, Thomas ^a  

^a ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

diarrhea; Dientamoeba fragilis; eosinophilia

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; EOSINOPHILIA;

ADOLESCENT; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883246594     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit389     Document Type: Article

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