Strongyloides stercoralis: Global Distribution and Risk Factors

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Schär, Fabian ^a,b   Trostdorf, Ulf ^a,b   Giardina, Federica ^a,b   Khieu, Virak ^a,b,c   Muth, Sinuon ^c   Marti, Hanspeter ^a,b   Vounatsou, Penelope ^a,b   Odermatt, Peter ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 84880775957     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002288     Document Type: Article

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