Decreased Sensitivity of Schistosoma sp. Egg Microscopy in Women and HIV-Infected Individuals

It has been postulated that impaired host immunity due to HIV infection reduces parasite egg excretion. Schistosoma/HIV interactions have also been shown to differ by sex. We hypothesized that egg excretion would vary based on both HIV status and sex. We examined data from more than 1,700 participan...

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Pubblicato in:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Autori principali: Colombe, Soledad, Lee, Myung Hee, Masikini, Peter J., van Lieshout, Lisette, de Dood, Claudia J., Hoekstra, Pytsje T., Corstjens, Paul L. A. M., Mngara, Julius, van Dam, Govert J., Downs, Jennifer A.
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5928829/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29405114
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0790
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