Schistosomiasis: a critical review
作者:
Karl-Horst Bichler,
Gerhard Feil,
Andreas Zumbrägel,
Ewald Eipper,
Stephan Dyballa,
期刊:
Current Opinion in Urology
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 11,
issue 1
页码: 97-101
ISSN:0963-0643
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Precise data on epidemiology, morbidity, post-treatment resolution, reinfection, and resurgence of schistosomiasis could be helpful in establishing purposeful treatment plans for the disease in endemic populations. Here we give a concise overview of recent publications on bilharziasis. A main emphasis is placed on studies on the prevalence of schistosomiasis, partly including long term surveillance of morbidity following treatment with praziquantel. As genito-urinary schistosomiasis may be a risk factor for the spread of HIV, the involvement of the reproductive tract has become another focus in research on the disease. A novel diagnostic tool, eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), is proposed to correlate with the degree of inflammation of the genito-urinary tract.
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