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High Burden of Impetigo and Scabies in a Tropical Country

BACKGROUND: Impetigo and scabies are endemic diseases in many tropical countries; however the epidemiology of these diseases is poorly understood in many areas, particularly in the Pacific. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We conducted three epidemiological studies in 2006 and 2007 to determine the b...

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Autores principales: Steer, Andrew C., Jenney, Adam W. J., Kado, Joseph, Batzloff, Michael R., La Vincente, Sophie, Waqatakirewa, Lepani, Mulholland, E. Kim, Carapetis, Jonathan R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2694270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19547749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000467