Does treatment of intestinal helminth infections influence malaria? Background and methodology of a longitudinal study of clinical, parasitological and immunological parameters in Nangapanda, Flores, Indonesia (ImmunoSPIN Study)

Does treatment of intestinal helminth infections influence malaria? Background and methodology of a longitudinal study of clinical, parasitological and immunological parameters in Nangapanda, Flores, Indonesia (ImmunoSPIN Study)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Given that helminth infections are thought to have strong immunomodulatory activity, the question whether helminth infections might affect responses to malaria antigens needs to be addressed. Different cross-sectional studies using d...

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Main Authors: Sutanto Inge, Wahyuni Sitti, Djuardi Yenny, Wibowo Heri, Uh Hae, Ariawan Iwan, Lell Bertrand, Wammes Linda J, Hamid Firdaus, Prasetyani Margaretta A, Wiria Aprilianto E, May Linda, Luty Adrian JF, Verweij Jaco J, Sartono Erliyani, Yazdanbakhsh Maria, Supali Taniawati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/77

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