Maternal geohelminth infections are associated with an increased susceptibility to geohelminth infection in children: a case-control study.

Maternal geohelminth infections are associated with an increased susceptibility to geohelminth infection in children: a case-control study.

<h4>Background</h4>Children of mothers infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) may have an increased susceptibility to STH infection.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We did a case-control study nested in a birth cohort in Ecuador. Data from 1,004 children aged 7 months to...

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Main Authors: Raaj S Mehta, Alejandro Rodriguez, Martha Chico, Irene Guadalupe, Nely Broncano, Carlos Sandoval, Fernanda Tupiza, Edward Mitre, Philip J Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001753&type=printable
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