Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Bolivian patients at high risk of complications.

Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Bolivian patients at high risk of complications.

BACKGROUND:Strongyloidiasis can be fatal in immunocompromised patients, but few epidemiological studies investigated the burden of this neglected tropical disease among these populations, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Bolivia. This study aimed to fill in this gap by estima...

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Main Authors: Laurent Gétaz, Rosario Castro, Pablo Zamora, Marcelo Kramer, Nestor Gareca, Maria Del Carmen Torrico-Espinoza, José Macias, Susana Lisarazu-Velásquez, Gloria Rodriguez, Carola Valencia-Rivero, Thomas Perneger, François Chappuis
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6353209?pdf=render

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