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Susceptibility to intestinal infection and diarrhoea in Zambian adults in relation to HIV status and CD4 count. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: The HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has had a major impact on infectious disease, and there is currently great interest in the impact of HIV on intestinal barrier function.
Farthing, Michael J, Feldman, Roger A, Katubulushi, Max, Kelly, Paul, Mwansa, James, Sianongo, Sandie, Sinsungwe, Henry, Todd, Jim   +7 more
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Behavioral Risk Factors in a Squatter Community in Butwal, Nepal: A Pilot Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are among the most prevalent illnesses worldwide. The morbidity associated with IPIs results in health and economic burdens for billions of people worldwide, especially in low‐income nations. Increasing urbanization in Nepal has resulted in the formation of squatter communities in urban centers.
Shristi Bhandari, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli, Pitambar Dhakal, Kishor Pandey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aspectos imunológicos na infecção por Ascaris lumbricoides [PDF]

, 2014
Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas MonizAscaris lumbricoides é um parasita, geo-helminta, a sua prevalência é maior em zonas quentes e húmidas, em que as condições de saneamento e higiene são ...
Vaz, Ana Catarina Rodrigues Lopes
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Intestinal parasitic infections in schoolchildren in different settings of Côte d'Ivoire : effect of diagnostic approach and implications for control [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Social-ecological systems govern parasitic infections in humans. Within the frame of assessing the accuracy of a rapid diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni in Cote d'Ivoire, three different endemicity settings had to be identified and ...
AS Stensgaard, B Matthys, CH King, D Glinz, Dimitri Hauri, Eliézer K N’Goran, G Raso, J Aagaard-Hansen, J Keiser, J Keiser, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, J Vercruysse, Jean T Coulibaly, JT Coulibaly, Jürg Utzinger, K Ziegelbauer, Kigbafori D Silué, LD Wang, LT Tchuem Tchuenté, M Booth, M Nacher, M Ouattara, Mamadou Ouattara, MJ Enk, N Katz, N Yakubu, NA N'Guessan, P Druilhe, P Hotez, P Steinmann, P Steinmann, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, R Pullan, RN Chunge, S Brooker, S Knopp, SG Traoré, SJ de Vlas, SL Stanley, SO Asaolu, Stefanie Knopp, T Minenoa, Thomas Fürst, TW Mwangi, WHO, WHO, YX Huang   +49 more
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Proteomic and Immunochemical Characterization of Glutathione Transferase as a New Allergen of the Nematode Ascaris lumbricoides

PLoS ONE, 2013
Helminth infections and allergy have evolutionary and clinical links. Infection with the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides induces IgE against several molecules including invertebrate pan-allergens.
N. Acevedo, J. Mohr, J. Zakzuk, Martin Samonig, P. Briza, A. Erler, A. Pomés, C. Huber, F. Ferreira, L. Caraballo   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

European guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency: UEG, EPC, EDS, ESPEN, ESPGHAN, ESDO, and ESPCG evidence‐based recommendations

United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 125-172, February 2025.
Abstract Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is defined as a reduction in pancreatic exocrine secretion below the level that allows the normal digestion of nutrients. Pancreatic disease and surgery are the main causes of PEI. However, other conditions and upper gastrointestinal surgery can also affect the digestive function of the pancreas. PEI can
J. Enrique Dominguez‐Muñoz, Miroslav Vujasinovic, Daniel de la Iglesia, Djuna Cahen, Gabriele Capurso, Natalya Gubergrits, Peter Hegyi, Pali Hungin, Johann Ockenga, Salvatore Paiella, Lukas Perkhofer, Vinciane Rebours, Jonas Rosendahl, Roberto Salvia, Isabelle Scheers, Andrea Szentesi, Stefanos Bonovas, Daniele Piovani, J. Matthias Löhr, on behalf of the European PEI Multidisciplinary Group, Hana Algül, Livia Archibugi, Marianna Arvanitakis, Sorin Barbu, Georg Beyer, Mihailo Bezmarevic, Frank Bodewes, Marja A. Boermeester, Dmitry Bordin, Marco Bruno, Güralp Ceyhan, Laszlo Czako, Ferdinando D'Amico, Enrique De Madaria, Julian De Martino, Pierre H. Deprez, Christos Dervenis, Petr Dité, Asbjørn Drewes, Sinead N. Duggan, Deniz Duman, Trond Engjom, Nils Ewald, Ovidiu Fabian, Pierluigi Fracasso, Helmut Friess, Jens Brøndum Frøkjær, Luca Frulloni, Sebastien Gaujoux, Cristian Gheorghe, Sophie Gohy, Philip Hardt, Truls Hauge, Andrew Hopper, Julio Iglesias‐Garcia, Jutta Keller, Mariia Kiriukova, Jörg Kleeff, Alexander Kleger, Andrea Laghi, José Larino‐Noia, Johanna Laukkarinen, John Leeds, Björn Lindkvist, Etna Masip, Giovanni Marchegiani, Amir Mari, Emma Martinez‐Moneo, Julia Mayerle, Anders Molven, Alexey Okhlobystin, Nikola Panic, Andrea Parniczky, Raffaele Pezzilli, Mary Phillips, Goran Poropat, Jelena Rakic Matic, Keith Roberts, Stuart Robinson, Vasile Sandru, Alain Sauvanet, Alexander Schneider, Oleg Shvets, Serena Stigliano, Davor Stimac, Oliver Strobel, Hester Timmerhuis, Mihaela Udrescu, Szilard Vancsa, Vicki Veness, Michael Wilschanski, Heiko Witt   +91 more
wiley   +1 more source

The application of proteomic methods (MALDI-toff MS) for studying protein profiles of some nematodes (dirofilaria and ascaris) for differentiating species

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Introduction: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-toff MS) is a reliable method for diagnosing a number of bacterial and fungal infections.
Sergey Andreevich Nagorny, Anna Valentinovna Aleshukina, Iraida Sergeevna Aleshukina, Larisa Alexandrovna Ermakova, Natalia Yurievna Pshenichnaya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil-transmitted helminth parasites and allergy: Observations from Ecuador. [PDF]

, 2019
There is considerable interest as to potential protective effects of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) against allergy and allergic diseases. Here, we discuss findings of studies done of the effects of STH parasites on atopy and allergic diseases in ...
Chico, ME, Cooper, PJ, Rodriguez, A, Vaca, MG   +3 more
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Ascaris lumbricoides: To Expect the Unexpected during a Routine Colonoscopy

Case Reports in Medicine, 2013
Ascaris lumbricoides is a common nematode infecting humans worldwide with increased prevalence in tropical and subtropical areas of less developed countries.
Kalyan Kanneganti, Jasbir Makker, P. Remy   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

RARE CASE OF ASCARIASIS DETECTED BY COLONOSCOPY ON THE BACKGROUND OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF FECAL CALPROTECTIN

Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Introduction: The causative agents of ascariasis in humans are two species: Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum. For diagnosis, a fecal sample is most often examined.
Rumen Harizanov, Iskren Kaftandjiev, Iskra Rainova, Nina Tsvetkova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source