Ivermectin Treatment and Sanitation Effectively Reduce Strongyloides stercoralis Infection Risk in Rural Communities in Cambodia.

• Principais autores: Armelle Forrer (Autor), Virak Khieu (Autor), Christian Schindler (Autor), Fabian Schär (Autor), Hanspeter Marti (Autor), Meng Chuor Char (Autor), Sinuon Muth (Autor), Peter Odermatt (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Strongyloides stercoralis is the only soil-transmitted helminth with the ability to replicate within its host, leading to long-lasting and potentially fatal infections. It is ubiquitous and its worldwide prevalence has recently been estimated to be at least half that of hookworm. Informat...