Albendazole therapy reduces serum zinc in elementary school children with Ascaris lumbricoides infections

Albendazole therapy reduces serum zinc in elementary school children with Ascaris lumbricoides infections

Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection can cause malnutrition and vice versa, and decrease serum zinc concentrations. No previous studies were found on the effect of STH treatment on serum zinc concentrations in elementary school children. The objective of this study was to evalaute th...

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Main Authors: Ria Buana, Jane Florida Kalumpiu, Yenny Djuardi, Taniawati Supali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University 2016-12-01
Series:Universa Medicina
Subjects:
serum zinc
albendazole
sth
children
Online Access:https://univmed.org/ejurnal/index.php/medicina/article/view/254

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