Distinct clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections in adult tuberculosis patients from urban compared to rural Tanzania

Distinct clinical characteristics and helminth co-infections in adult tuberculosis patients from urban compared to rural Tanzania

Abstract Background Differences in rural and urban settings could account for distinct characteristics in the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB). We comparatively studied epidemiological features of TB and helminth co-infections in adult patients from rural and urban settings of Tanzania. Methods Adu...

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Main Authors: George Sikalengo, Jerry Hella, Francis Mhimbira, Liliana K. Rutaihwa, Farida Bani, Robert Ndege, Mohamed Sasamalo, Lujeko Kamwela, Khadija Said, Grace Mhalu, Yeromin Mlacha, Christoph Hatz, Stefanie Knopp, Sébastien Gagneux, Klaus Reither, Jürg Utzinger, Marcel Tanner, Emilio Letang, Maja Weisser, Lukas Fenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Co-infection
Helminth infection
Recurrent tuberculosis
Schistosomiasis
Tanzania
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0404-9

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