Human cystic echinococcosis in South Africa

Acta Tropica

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Wahlers, Kerstin ^a   Menezes, Colin N ^b   Wong, Michelle ^b   Mogoye, Benjamin ^c   Frean, John ^c   Romig, Thomas ^d   Kern, Peter ^a   Grobusch, Martin P ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^f ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co infection; Cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; HIV; South Africa; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARASITIC DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; BONE; BRAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY HYDATID CYST; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LUNG HYDATID CYST; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OMENTUM; ORBIT; OVARY; PANCREAS; PELVIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PLEURA CAVITY; RETROPERITONEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPLEEN; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; COINFECTION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 80054860788     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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