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Schistosoma mansoni and HIV acquisition in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda: a nested case–control study

OBJECTIVE: It has been suggested that Schistosoma mansoni, which is endemic in African fishing communities, might increase susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition. If confirmed, this would be of great public health importance in these high HIV‐risk communities. This study wa...

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Autores principales: Ssetaala, Ali, Nakiyingi‐Miiro, Jessica, Asiki, Gershim, Kyakuwa, Nassim, Mpendo, Juliet, Van Dam, Govert J., Corstjens, Paul L., Pala, Pietro, Nielsen, Leslie, Bont, Jan De, Pantaleo, Giuseppe, Kiwanuka, Noah, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Kamali, Anatoli, Elliott, Alison M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25940951
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12531