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Urogenital schistosomiasis is associated with signatures of microbiome dysbiosis in Nigerian adolescents
29 Jan 2019
Abstract excerpt
Urogenital schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite Schistosoma haematobium, which resides in the vasculature surrounding the urogenital system. Previous work has suggested that helminthic infections can affect the intestinal microbiome, and we hypothesized that S. haematobium infection could result in an alteration of immune system-microbiota homeostasis and impact the composition...
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