Maternal geohelminth infections are associated with an increased susceptibility to geohelminth infection in children: a case-control study.

Children of mothers infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) may have an increased susceptibility to STH infection.We did a case-control study nested in a birth cohort in Ecuador. Data from 1,004 children aged 7 months to 3 years were analyzed. Cases were defined as children with Ascaris lumbr...

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Main Authors: Raaj S Mehta, Alejandro Rodriguez, Martha Chico, Irene Guadalupe, Nely Broncano, Carlos Sandoval, Fernanda Tupiza, Edward Mitre, Philip J Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3404107?pdf=render