Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees
BACKGROUND: Canada resettles 10,000 to 12,000 refugees annually. Despite this being a highly vulnerable population, there are little Canadian data on subclinical tropical diseases harboured in this population over the past 20 years.
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doaj-acf825451b0e4190bb36f6fcba46eac22021-07-02T04:55:31ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322013-01-01242939610.1155/2013/290814Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in RefugeesPrenilla Naidu0Stephanie K Yanow1Kinga T Kowalewska-Grochowska2Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaResearch and Development, Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Canada resettles 10,000 to 12,000 refugees annually. Despite this being a highly vulnerable population, there are little Canadian data on subclinical tropical diseases harboured in this population over the past 20 years.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/290814 |
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Prenilla Naidu Stephanie K Yanow Kinga T Kowalewska-Grochowska Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
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Prenilla Naidu Stephanie K Yanow Kinga T Kowalewska-Grochowska |
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Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees |
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Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees |
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Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees |
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Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees |
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Eosinophilia: A Poor Predictor of Strongyloides Infection in Refugees |
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eosinophilia: a poor predictor of strongyloides infection in refugees |
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Hindawi Limited |
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
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1712-9532 |
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BACKGROUND: Canada resettles 10,000 to 12,000 refugees annually. Despite this being a highly vulnerable population, there are little Canadian data on subclinical tropical diseases harboured in this population over the past 20 years. |
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