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Title:

Association between Taenia solium infection and HIV/AIDS in northern Tanzania: a matched cross sectional-study.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Schmidt, Veronika; Kositz, Christian; Herbinger, Karl-Heinz; Carabin, Hélène; Ngowi, Bernard; Naman, Ezra; Wilkins, Patricia P; Noh, John; Matuja, William; Winkler, Andrea Sylvia
Abstract:
The frequency of Taenia solium, a zoonotic helminth, is increasing in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa, where the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is also high. However, little is known about how these two infections interact. The aim of this study was to compare the proportion of HIV positive (+) and negative (-) individuals who are infected with Taenia solium (TSOL) and who present with clinical and neurological manifestations of cysticercosis (CC).In northern Tanzania,...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Infect Dis Poverty
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
5
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
111
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/s40249-016-0209-7
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27903304
Print-ISSN:
2095-5162
TUM Institution:
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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