Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Bolivian patients at high risk of complications.
BACKGROUND:Strongyloidiasis can be fatal in immunocompromised patients, but few epidemiological studies investigated the burden of this neglected tropical disease among these populations, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Bolivia. This study aimed to fill in this gap by estima...
Main Authors: | Laurent Gétaz, Rosario Castro, Pablo Zamora, Marcelo Kramer, Nestor Gareca, Maria Del Carmen Torrico-Espinoza, José Macias, Susana Lisarazu-Velásquez, Gloria Rodriguez, Carola Valencia-Rivero, Thomas Perneger, François Chappuis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6353209?pdf=render |
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