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The Synergistic Effect of Concomitant Schistosomiasis, Hookworm, and Trichuris Infections on Children's Anemia Burden

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the degree of synergism between helminth species in their combined effects on anemia. METHODS: Quantitative egg counts using the Kato–Katz method were determined for Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, Trichuris trichiura, and Schistosoma japonicum in 507 school-age children from...

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Autores principales: Ezeamama, Amara E., McGarvey, Stephen T., Acosta, Luz P., Zierler, Sally, Manalo, Daria L., Wu, Hai-Wei, Kurtis, Jonathan D., Mor, Vincent, Olveda, Remigio M., Friedman, Jennifer F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2390851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18523547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000245