Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Pregnant Women in Venezuela

• Главные авторы: Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales (Автор), Rosa A. Barbella (Автор), Cynthia Case (Автор), Melissa Arria (Автор), Marisela Ravelo (Автор), Henry Perez (Автор), Oscar Urdaneta (Автор), Gloria Gervasio (Автор), Nestor Rubio (Автор), Andrea Maldonado (Автор), Ymora Aguilera (Автор), Anna Viloria (Автор), Juan J. Blanco (Автор), Magdary Colina (Автор), Elizabeth Hernández (Автор), Elianet Araujo (Автор), Gilberto Cabaniel (Автор), Jesús Benitez (Автор), Pedro Rifakis (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Hindawi Limited, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction. Intestinal parasitic infections, especially due to helminths, increase anemia in pregnant women. The results of this are low pregnancy weight gain and IUGR, followed by LBW, with its associated greater risks of infection and higher perinatal mortality rates. For these reasons, in the s...