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Beyond the barrier: Female Genital Schistosomiasis as a potential risk factor for HIV-1 acquisition

Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) results from egg-deposition in the female reproductive tract primarily by the waterborne parasite Schistosoma (S.) haematobium, and less commonly by Schistosoma (S.) mansoni. FGS affects an estimated 20-56 million women worldwide, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. Th...

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Autores principales: Sturt, AS, Webb, EL, Francis, SC, Hayes, RJ, Bustinduy, AL
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7429987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32416076
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105524

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