C reactive protein and prealbumin as markers of disease activity in shigellosis.

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Published in Gut on September 01, 1995

Authors

W A Khan1, M A Salam, M L Bennish

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Sciences Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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