The role of environmental enteric dysfunction in the pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni-associated morbidity in school-aged children.

• Main Authors: Jacqueline Araújo Fiuza (Author), Susannah Colt (Author), Letícia Gambogi de Ornellas (Author), Leonardo Ferreira Matoso (Author), Andrea Gazzinelli (Author), Jennifer F Friedman (Author), Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Studies have implicated schistosomiasis as a cause of intestinal barrier disruption, a salient feature of environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), as eggs translocate from the sterile bloodstream through the gut wall. We examined the longitudinal impact of praziquantel...