Diagnosis, treatment and risk factors of Strongyloides stercoralis in schoolchildren in Cambodia.

BACKGROUND: Worldwide, an estimated 30 to 100 million people are infected with Strongyloides stercoralis, a soil-transmitted helminth. Information on the parasite is scarce in most settings. In semi-rural Cambodia, we determined infection rates and risk factors; compared two diagnostic methods (Koga...

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Main Authors: Virak Khieu, Fabian Schär, Hanspeter Marti, Somphou Sayasone, Socheat Duong, Sinuon Muth, Peter Odermatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3566990?pdf=render