Malaria and helminth co-infection and nutritional status of febrile patients in Southern Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Abraham Degarege (Author), Abebe Animut (Author), Mengistu Legesse (Author), Girmay Medhin (Author), Berhanu Erko (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: Background: Because the mechanisms by which Plasmodium and helminth parasites affect nutritional status are different, these parasites likely have additive effects when they co-exist in a host. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of undernutrition in patients infected with either Pla...