Cargando…

Risk Factors for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections during the First 3 Years of Life in the Tropics; Findings from a Birth Cohort

BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect more than 2 billion humans worldwide, causing significant morbidity in children. There are few data on the epidemiology and risk factors for infection in pre-school children. To investigate risk factors for infection in early childhood, we analysed...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Menzies, Stefanie K., Rodriguez, Alejandro, Chico, Martha, Sandoval, Carlos, Broncano, Nely, Guadalupe, Irene, Cooper, Philip J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002718