Helminthic infections rates and malaria in HIV-infected pregnant women on anti-retroviral therapy in Rwanda.

• Main Authors: Emil Ivan (Author), Nigel J Crowther (Author), Eugene Mutimura (Author), Lawrence Obado Osuwat (Author), Saskia Janssen (Author), Martin P Grobusch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Within sub-Saharan Africa, helminth and malaria infections cause considerable morbidity in HIV-positive pregnant women and their offspring. Helminth infections are also associated with a higher risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalenc...