New index for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis in Schistosomiasis mansoni
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Periportal fibrosis is the major pathological consequence of the Schistosoma mansoni infection. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of serum markers and to construct an index to assess fibrosis. METHODS Patients (n=116) with schistosomiasis were evaluated by ultrasound scan and...
Main Authors: | Ana Virgínia Matos Sá BARRETO, Vinícius Martins ALECRIM, Tibério Batista de MEDEIROS, Ana Lúcia Coutinho DOMINGUES, Edmundo Pessoa LOPES, João Roberto Maciel MARTINS, Helena Bonciani NADER, George Tadeu Nunes DINIZ, Silvia Maria Lucena MONTENEGRO, Clarice Neuenschwander Lins de MORAIS |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
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Series: | Arquivos de Gastroenterologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032017000100051&lng=en&tlng=en |
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