Nematode Infections Are Risk Factors for Staphylococcal Infection in Children

Nematode infection may be a risk factor for pyogenic liver abscess in children and we hypothesized that the immunomodulation induced by those parasites would be a risk factor for any staphylococcal infection in children. The present study was designed to compare, within the same hospital, the freque...

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Main Authors: Sandra F Moreira-Silva, Alba LA Leite, Eliana F Brito, Fausto EL Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000300021