Prevalence and clinical correlates of Schistosoma mansoni co-infection among malaria infected patients, Northwest Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Getie, Sisay ^a   Wondimeneh, Yitayih ^a   Getnet, Gebeyaw ^a   Workineh, Meseret ^a   Worku, Ligabaw ^a   Kassu, Afework ^a   Moges, Beyene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Co infection; Ethiopia; Malaria; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; COINFECTION; COMPLICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; COINFECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALARIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942434309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1468-2     Document Type: Article

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