Differences in the Faecal Microbiome in Schistosoma haematobium Infected Children vs. Uninfected Children.

• Main Authors: Gemma Louise Kay (Author), Andrew Millard (Author), Martin J Sergeant (Author), Nicholas Midzi (Author), Reggis Gwisai (Author), Takafira Mduluza (Author), Alasdair Ivens (Author), Norman Nausch (Author), Francisca Mutapi (Author), Mark Pallen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Several infectious diseases and therapeutic interventions cause gut microbe dysbiosis and associated pathology. We characterised the gut microbiome of children exposed to the helminth Schistosoma haematobium pre- and post-treatment with the drug praziquantel (PZQ), with the aim to compare...