Analysis of oxidative status, inflammatory cytokines, and Ascaris lumbricoides infection in women at a health district in Bamenda, Northwest, Cameroon

• Main Authors: Bashi Brenda Mugob (Author), Ntonifor Helen Ngum (Author), Clifford Boubga (Author), Foncham Evans Ngwenah (Author), Oumar Mahamat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Clinical outcomes of ascariasis, one of the most common parasitic infections, are remarkably variable ranging from asymptomatic infection to death. Ascariasis can pair absorption of fats, vitamin A, iodine, and lactose digestion and destroys the villi, with significant consequenc...