Schistosomiasis in pregnant travelers: A case series

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 94-98

  Ben Chetrit, Eli ^a   Lachish, Tamar ^a   Mørch, Kristine ^b   Atias, Drorit ^c   Maguire, Conor ^d   Schwartz, Eli ^e,f  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Maoz Travel Clinic   (Israel)

^d Glencairn Medical Centre   (Ireland)

^e SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^f TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEROLOGY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRAVEL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; IRELAND; ISRAEL; NEWBORN; NORWAY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTHELMINTICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRAVEL;

EID: 84924259557     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12165     Document Type: Article

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