Intestinal parasites of some diarrhoeic HIV-seropositive individuals in North Brazil, with particular reference to Isospora belli Wenyon, 1923 and Dientamoeba fragilis Jepps & Dobell, 1918.
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A Case of Human Infection with Dientamœba Fragilis Jepps and Dobell, 1918, in Calcutta
It will be seen from the reports of the Pr?" fessor of Protozoology, Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (1922?35), that infection with most of the intestinal protozoa has been found in the patients treated in the Carmichael Hospital for Tropical Diseases. The only amceba which has not been reported previously is Dientamoeba fragilis. This amceba was first described by Jepps and Dobell in 1918...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
دوره 94 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999