Response to a letter to the editor Endoscopic Diagnosis of Hookworms

Authors

  • Gabriel Alonso Mosquera-Klinger Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.565

Keywords:

Hookworm infetions, Trichuris, antiparasitic agents, gastrointestinal endoscopy

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Author Biography

Gabriel Alonso Mosquera-Klinger, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe

Unidad de gastroenterología y endoscopia digestiva. Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia

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Figura 2. La flecha azul muestra la característica del parásito en forma de hilo o látigo en la parte anterior.

Published

2020-07-03

How to Cite

Mosquera-Klinger, G. A. (2020). Response to a letter to the editor Endoscopic Diagnosis of Hookworms. Revista Colombiana De Gastroenterología, 35(2), 243–245. https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.565

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