Epidemiology and geographical distribution of enteric protozoan infections in Sydney, Australia

Journal of Public Health Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 83-91

  Fletcher, Stephanie ^a   Caprarelli, Graziella ^b   Merif, Juan ^c   Andresen, David ^d   Van Hal, Sebastian ^e   Stark, Damien ^f   Ellis, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Children s Hospital Westmead   (Australia)

^e LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blastocystis; Enteric protozoa; Epidemiology; Geographical distribution; Giardia intestinalis; Sydney

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLASTOCYSTIS; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DIENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE INFECTION; LETHARGY; LOSS OF APPETITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK; RURAL AREA; VOMITING; WATERY DIARRHEA;

EID: 84977952636     PISSN: 22799028     EISSN: 22799036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jphr.2014.298     Document Type: Article

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