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Schistosomiasis among obstetric fistula patients in Lilongwe, Malawi

BACKGROUND: Schistosoma haematobium infection has been documented as an uncommon cause of vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) and can result in impaired wound healing of urogenital tissues. For these reasons, it could potentially be linked to an increased rate of obstetric fistula among women who experience...

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Autores principales: Drew, Laura B, Tang, Jennifer H, Norris, Alison, Reese, Patricia Carr, Mwale, Mwawi, Mataya, Ronald, Wilkinson, Jeffrey P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Medical Association Of Malawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6863410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31798799
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v30i4.3