Association between Schistosomiasis mansoni and hepatitis C: systematic review

• Main Authors: Daniele Silva de Moraes Van-Lume (Author), Maria de Fatima Pessoa Militao de Albuquerque (Author), Alexandre Ignacio de Souza (Author), Ana Lucia Coutinho Domingues (Author), Edmundo Pessoa de Almeida Lopes (Author), Clarice Neuenschwander Lins de Morais (Author), Silvia Maria Lucena Montenegro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the prevalence of the HCV/ S. mansoni co-infection and associated factors in Schistosoma mansoni -infected populations. METHODS: The bibliographic search was carried out using the Medline, Lilacs, SciELO, Cochrane Library and Ibecs databases. The criteria...