Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and environmental risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth intensity of infection in Timor-Leste, using real time PCR.

• Main Authors: Suzy J Campbell (Author), Susana V Nery (Author), Rebecca Wardell (Author), Catherine A D'Este (Author), Darren J Gray (Author), James S McCarthy (Author), Rebecca J Traub (Author), Ross M Andrews (Author), Stacey Llewellyn (Author), Andrew J Vallely (Author), Gail M Williams (Author), Archie C A Clements (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:No investigations have been undertaken of risk factors for intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection in Timor-Leste. This study provides the first analysis of risk factors for intensity of STH infection, as determined by quantitative PCR (qPCR), examining a broad range of wat...