The impact of asymptomatic helminth co-infection in patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis in north-west Ethiopia.

<h4>Background</h4>Areas endemic of helminth infection, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are to a large extent overlapping. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of asymptomatic helminth infection on the immunological response among TB patients with and without HIV, their house hold co...

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Main Authors: Ebba Abate, Meseret Belayneh, Aschalew Gelaw, Jonna Idh, Assefa Getachew, Shitaye Alemu, Ermias Diro, Nigussu Fikre, Sven Britton, Daniel Elias, Abraham Aseffa, Olle Stendahl, Thomas Schön
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22952620/?tool=EBI