Malaria and helminth co-infection and nutritional status of febrile patients in Southern Ethiopia
Summary: Background: Because the mechanisms by which Plasmodium and helminth parasites affect nutritional status are different, these parasites likely have additive effects when they co-exist in a host. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of undernutrition in patients infected with either Pl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034113000981 |