Association between previous schistosome infection and incident hyperuricemia: A prospective cohort study in China.

<h4>Background</h4>More than 11 million people were estimated to be infected by Schistosoma japonicum in China before the 1950s. However, seldom studies have been conducted to evaluate the longitudinal effects of previous schistosome infection (PSI). We aimed to investigate the associati...

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Main Authors: Guangli Wang, Yang Jing, Hui Zhou, Yi Ding, Jie Wang, Jing Qiu, Haiyong Hua, Chen Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212702