Cryptosporidiosis in HIV/AIDS patients in Kenya: Clinical features, epidemiology, molecular characterization and antibody responses

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 319-328

  Wanyiri, Jane W ^a,b   Kanyi, Henry ^a,c   Maina, Samuel ^a,c   Wang, David E ^a   Steen, Aaron ^a,d   Ngugi, Paul ^a,e   Kamau, Timothy ^a,c   Waithera, Tabitha ^a,c   O'Connor, Roberta ^a   Gachuhi, Kimani ^a,c   Wamae, Claire N ^a,c   Mwamburi, Mkaya ^a,f   Ward, Honorine D ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^f TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CHGP40 ANTIGEN; CHP15 ANTIGEN; CP23 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; COINFECTION; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PETS;

EID: 84907267747     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0254     Document Type: Article

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