Impact of Helminth Infection on the Clinical and Microbiological Presentation of Chagas Diseases in Chronically Infected Patients.

• Main Authors: Fernando Salvador (Author), Elena Sulleiro (Author), Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá (Author), Mónica Martínez-Gallo (Author), Eugenia Carrillo (Author), Israel Molina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Helminth infections are highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical countries, coexisting in Chagas disease endemic areas. Helminth infections in humans may modulate the host immune system, changing the Th1/Th2 polarization. This immunological disturbance could modify the immune response...