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CORRELATION BETWEEN PLATELET COUNT AND BOTH LIVER FIBROSIS AND SPLEEN DIAMETER IN PATIENTS WITH SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2014
Context Studies have described the correlation between platelet count and the stages of fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis, but few publications have studied this correlation in Schistosomiasis mansoni.
Tibério B MEDEIROS, Ana Lucia C DOMINGUES, Carlos F LUNA, Edmundo P LOPES   +3 more
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Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in patients with chronic schistosomiasis mansoni: evidences of subclinical renal inflammation. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The aim of this study is to investigate renal markers and the biomarker MCP-1 in patients with schistosomiasis mansoni. This is a cross-sectional study with 85 patients aged 5 to 48 years, with a confirmed diagnosis of schistosomiasis mansoni through the
Ana Lúcia P Hanemann, Alexandre B Libório, Elizabeth F Daher, Alice Maria C Martins, Marta Cristhiany C Pinheiro, Mariana S Sousa, Fernando Schemelzer M Bezerra   +6 more
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Schistosoma mansoni: a rare cause of tubal infection

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010
S. haematobium is an important cause of urinary schistosomiasis, and symptomatic female genital infection is a common gynecological finding in areas where S. haematobium is prevalent.
C.A. Faria, J.C.J. Conceição, T.F. Valadares, B. Rodrigues, L. Carneiro   +4 more
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Epidemiology and diagnosis of schistosomiasis in preschool-aged children in Azaguié, south Côte d'Ivoire [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Classified among the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), schistosomiasis remains one of the most important parasitic diseases in the tropics and subtropics, and constitutes a major public health problem.
Coulibaly, Jean Tenena
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Comparison of schistosoma mansoni soluble cercarial antigens and soluble egg antigens for serodiagnosing schistosome infections [PDF]

, 2011
A Schistosoma mansoni cercarial antigen preparation (cercarial transformation fluid – SmCTF) was evaluated for detection of anti-schistosome antibodies in human sera in 4 collaborating laboratories.
Dawson, E., Smith, H., Ji, Minjun, Mike Doenhoff, Emily Dawson, Claire Alexander, Gilis, Henk, van Gool, T., Cara Aitken (135264), Grant Spence, Aitken, Cara, Aitken, C., Bailey, W., Cara Aitken, Minjun Ji (135275), Spence, G., Spence, Grant, Henk Gilis, Tom van Gool, Doenhoff, M., Claire Alex, Wendi Bailey, Mike Doenhoff (135259), Gilis, H., Huw Smith, Doenhoff, Mike, van Gool, Tom, Dawson, Emily, Smith, Huw, Tom van Gool (135295), Henk Gilis (135283), Claire Alexander (20985), Minjun Ji, Bailey, Wendi, Grant Spence (135288), Alexander, C., Ji, M., Huw Smith (135256), Wendi Bailey (135270), Emily Dawson (135279), Alexander, Claire   +40 more
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Impact of Schistosoma mansoni on malaria transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan Africa harbors the majority of the global burden of malaria and schistosomiasis infections. The co-endemicity of these two tropical diseases has prompted investigation into the mechanisms of coinfection, particularly the competing ...
Martial L Ndeffo Mbah, Laura Skrip, Scott Greenhalgh, Peter Hotez, Alison P Galvani   +4 more
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Late cutaneous schistosomiasis representing an isolated skin manifestation of Schistosoma mansoni infection [PDF]

, 2000
Ectopic late cutaneous schistosomiasis is usually preceded or accompanied by visceral schistosomiasis infection. Our patient presented the very rare case of late cutaneous schistosomiasis as an isolated skin manifestation.
Korting, Hans Christian, Schaller, M., Kick, G.   +2 more
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Efficacy and safety of praziquantel in preschool-aged children in an area co-endemic for Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa the recommended strategy to control schistosomiasis is preventive chemotherapy. Emphasis is placed on school-aged children, but in high endemicity areas, preschool-aged children are also at risk, and hence might need ...
N'Gbesso, Y. K., N'Goran, E. K., Coulibaly, J. T., Knopp, S., Jennifer Keiser, Eliézer K. N'Goran (108853), Keiser, J., Utzinger, J., Jürg Utzinger (39609), Jean T Coulibaly, Yve K N'gbesso, Stefanie Knopp (108848), Stefanie Knopp, Yve K. N'Gbesso (113126), Eliézer K N'Goran, Jean T. Coulibaly (108845), Jennifer Keiser (39606), Jürg Utzinger   +17 more
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Pathogenesis of Schistosoma mansoni infection

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992
In this paper a discussin is made on the pathogenesis of schistosomiasis mansoni in mice, presented from the perspectives of "processes", "mediators", "strategies for study" and vasculitis are discussed. The role of mediators, including cells, antibodies
Allen W. Cheever
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Repurposing of anticancer drugs: in vitro and in vivo activities against Schistosoma mansoni [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Drug discovery for the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis has a high priority. Anticancer drugs, especially protein kinase inhibitors, might serve as a starting point for drug discovery owing to the importance of protein kinases in ...
Cowan, Noemi, Jennifer Keiser, Keiser, Jennifer, Noemi Cowan   +3 more
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