Immunologic responses to Vibrio cholerae in patients co-infected with intestinal parasites in Bangladesh.

• Main Authors: Jason B Harris (Author), Michael J Podolsky (Author), Taufiqur R Bhuiyan (Author), Fahima Chowdhury (Author), Ashraful I Khan (Author), Regina C Larocque (Author), Tanya Logvinenko (Author), Jennifer Kendall (Author), Abu S G Faruque (Author), Cathryn R Nagler (Author), Edward T Ryan (Author), Firdausi Qadri (Author), Stephen B Calderwood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infection with intestinal helminths is common and may contribute to the decreased efficacy of Vibrio cholerae vaccines in endemic compared to non-endemic areas. However, the immunomodulatory effects of concomitant intestinal parasitic infection in cholera patients have not been systematically evalua...