Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Jan 1998)

Schistosomiasis and associated infections

  • JR Lambertucci,
  • AAM Rayes,
  • JC Serufo,
  • R Gerspacher-Lara,
  • G Brasileiro-Filho,
  • R Teixeira,
  • CMF Antunes,
  • AM Goes,
  • PMZ Coelho

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761998000700019
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 93
pp. 135 – 139

Abstract

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In hospital-based series viral hepatitis B has been frequently described in association with schistosomiasis whilst in field-based studies the association has not been confirmed. The association between schistosomiasis and Salmonella bacteraemia has been well documented. More recently, acute schistosomiasis has been shown to be a facilitating factor in the genesis of pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Staphylococcus aureus. New evidences indicate an interaction between the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and schistosomiasis. In this paper, data on the association of schistosomiasis with other infections are updated.

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