Screening for Parasitic Infection and Tuberculosis in Immunosuppressed and Pre-Immunosuppressed Patients: An Observational Study

Screening for Parasitic Infection and Tuberculosis in Immunosuppressed and Pre-Immunosuppressed Patients: An Observational Study

Reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) or latent parasitic infection (LPI) during drug-induced immunosuppression can have serious consequences. The Division of tropical and humanitarian medicine of the Geneva University Hospitals runs a specific consultation for parasitic screening of...

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Main Authors:	Luisa Carnino, Jean-Marc Schwob, Dionysios Neofytos, Maria Lazo-Porras, François Chappuis, Gilles Eperon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:	Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:	parasitological screening latent tuberculosis infection immunosuppression <i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i> <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> <i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i>
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/3/170

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