Risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infections during the first 3 years of life in the tropics; findings from a birth cohort.

• Egile Nagusiak: Stefanie K Menzies (Egilea), Alejandro Rodriguez (Egilea), Martha Chico (Egilea), Carlos Sandoval (Egilea), Nely Broncano (Egilea), Irene Guadalupe (Egilea), Philip J Cooper (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect more than 2 billion humans worldwide, causing significant morbidity in children. There are few data on the epidemiology and risk factors for infection in pre-school children. To investigate risk factors for infection in early childhood, we analysed data prospe...