Morbidity assessment of Opisthorchis viverrini infection in rural Laos: I. Parasitological, clinical, ultrasonographical and biochemical findings

BACKGROUND: Infections with the food-borne trematode Opisthorchis viverinni are common in Southeast Asia. In Lao PDR alone, two million people are supposed to be infected. Opisthorchiasis may cause severe liver disease, eventually leading to cholangiocarcinoma. The objective of this study is to asse...

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Autores principales: Feldmeier, Hermann, Hazay, Miklos, Sato, Megumi, Tiengkham, Pongvongsa, Nishimoto, Futoshi, Jiang, Hongwei, Sopraseuth, Vatsana, Moji, Kazuhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27433131
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-016-0012-y

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