Studies on schistosomiasis in western Kenya: I. Evidence for immune- facilitated excretion of schistosome eggs from patients with Schistosoma mansoni and human immunodeficiency virus coinfections

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 515-521

  Karanja, Diana M S ^a   Colley, Daniel G ^b   Nahlen, Bernard L ^a   Ouma, John H ^c   Secor, W Evan ^b,d  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; LAKE WATER; PARASITE ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SNAIL;

BIOMPHALARIA; GASTROPODA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030966449     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.515     Document Type: Article

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