Amebiasis intestinal Intestinal amebiasis
Entamoeba histolytica es el patógeno intestinal más frecuente en nuestro medio -después de Giardia lamblia-, una de las principales causas de diarrea en menores de cinco años y la cuarta causa de muerte en el mundo debida a infección por protozoarios. Posee mecanismos patogénicos complejos que le pe...
Main Authors: | JULIO CÉSAR GÓMEZ, JORGE ALBERTO CORTÉS, SONIA ISABEL CUERVO, MYRIAM CONSUELO LÓPEZ |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Asociación Colombiana de Infectología
2007-03-01
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Series: | Infectio |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0123-93922007000100006 |
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