Gynecological manifestations, histopathological findings, and schistosoma-specific polymerase chain reaction results among women with schistosoma haematobium infection: A cross-sectional study in Madagascar

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 275-284

  Randrianasolo, Bodo Sahondra ^a   Jourdan, Peter Mark ^d,e,m   Ravoniarimbinina, Pascaline ^a,c   Ramarokoto, Charles Emile ^b   Rakotomanana, Fanjasoa ^b   Ravaoalimalala, Vololomboahangy Elisabeth ^a   Gundersen, Svein Gunnar ^f,g   Feldmeier, Hermann ^h   Vennervald, Birgitte Jyding ⁱ   Van Lieshout, Lisette ^k   Roald, Borghild ^d   Leutscher, Peter ^j   Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke ^d,l  

^a Helminthiasis Unit   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology Institut Pasteur de Madagascar   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Madagascar)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f S O Rlandet Hospital HF   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^h CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^j AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^k LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^l UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^m IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

female genital schistosomiasis (FGS); histopathology; Madagascar; polymerase chain reaction (PCR); reproductive health; Schistosoma haematobium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COLPOSCOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAPULE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; URINALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; UTERUS DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; UTERINE DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936870748     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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