Association of Fasciola hepatica Infection with Liver Fibrosis, Cirrhosis, and Cancer: A Systematic Review.

BACKGROUND:Fascioliasis has been sporadically associated with chronic liver disease on previous studies. In order to describe the current evidence, we carried out a systematic review to assess the association between fascioliasis with liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and cancer. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL F...

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Main Authors: Claudia Machicado, Jorge D Machicado, Vicente Maco, Angelica Terashima, Luis A Marcos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5040415?pdf=render