Impact of Enterobius vermicularis infection and mebendazole treatment on intestinal microbiota and host immune response.

• Main Authors: Chin-An Yang (Author), Chao Liang (Author), Chia-Li Lin (Author), Chiung-Tzu Hsiao (Author), Ching-Tien Peng (Author), Hung-Chih Lin (Author), Jan-Gowth Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Previous studies on the association of enterobiasis and chronic inflammatory diseases have revealed contradictory results. The interaction of Enterobius vermicularis infection in particular with gut microbiota and induced immune responses has never been thoroughly examined.In order to answer the que...