Clinical findings in female genital schistosomiasis in Madagascar

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 327-332

  Leutscher, P ^a   Ravaoalimalala, V E ^b   Raharisolo, C ^a   Ramarokoto, C E ^a   Rasendramino, M ^a   Raobelison, A ^a   Vennervald, B ^c   Esterre, P ^a   Feldmeier, H ^d  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b Dir Lutte Contre les Maladies T   (Madagascar)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^d Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Female genital schistosomiasis; Madagascar; Morbidity; Schistosoma haematobium

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PELVIS; PREVALENCE; PROTEINURIA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

MADAGASCAR;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0031799538     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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