Micro-geographical variation in exposure to Schistosoma mansoni and malaria, and exacerbation of splenomegaly in Kenyan school-aged children

BACKGROUND: Schistosoma mansoni and Plasmodium falciparum are common infections of school aged children in Kenya. They both cause enlargement of the spleen, but their relative contribution to the condition of splenomegaly remains unknown in areas where both infections are endemic. Here, we have inve...

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Autores principales: Booth, Mark, Vennervald, Birgitte J, Kenty, LeeCarol, Butterworth, Anthony E, Kariuki, Henry C, Kadzo, Hilda, Ireri, Edmund, Amaganga, Clifford, Kimani, Gachuhi, Mwatha, Joseph K, Otedo, Amos, Ouma, John H, Muchiri, Eric, Dunne, David W
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC421731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15147584
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-4-13

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