Exposure to Multiple Parasites Is Associated with the Prevalence of Active Convulsive Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is common in developing countries, and it is often associated with parasitic infections. We investigated the relationship between exposure to parasitic infections, particularly multiple infections and active convulsive epilepsy (ACE), in five sites across sub-Saharan Africa. MET...

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Autores principales: Kamuyu, Gathoni, Bottomley, Christian, Mageto, James, Lowe, Brett, Wilkins, Patricia P., Noh, John C., Nutman, Thomas B., Ngugi, Anthony K., Odhiambo, Rachael, Wagner, Ryan G., Kakooza-Mwesige, Angelina, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth, Masanja, Honorati, Osier, Faith H. A., Odermatt, Peter, Newton, Charles R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24875312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002908

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24875312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002908

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