Schistosomiasis and associated infections

In hospital-based series viral hepatitis B has been frequently described in association with schistosomiasis whilst in field-based studies the association has not been confirmed. The association between schistosomiasis and Salmonella bacteraemia has been well documented. More recently, acute schistosomiasis has been shown to be a facilitating factor in the genesis of pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Staphylococcus aureus. New evidences indicate an interaction between the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and schistosomiasis. In this paper, data on the association of schistosomiasis with other infections are updated.

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Main Authors: Lambertucci,JR, Rayes,AAM, Serufo,JC, Gerspacher-Lara,R, Brasileiro-Filho,G, Teixeira,R, Antunes,CMF, Goes,AM, Coelho,PMZ
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1998
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000700019
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