Intestinal helminth co-infection and associated factors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Africa and Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) and intestinal helminths have huge public health importance, and they are geographically overlapped. Data about the burden of intestinal helminth and TB co-infection in these areas are fragmented. In this systematic review and meta-analysis we compile the curr...

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Published in:BMC Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Yohannes Zenebe, Meseret Habtamu, Markos Abebe, Begna Tulu, Abay Atnafu, Daniel Mekonnen, Roland Lang, Abaineh Munshea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Intestinal helminths
Co-infection
Pooled prevalence
Africa
Asia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08716-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08716-9

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