Are intestinal helminths playing a positive role in tuberculosis risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Co-infection of intestinal helminthic infections (IHIs) and tuberculosis (TB) has appeared as a public health issue, especially in developing countries. Some recent studies have been carried out on the possible relevance of IHIs to TB. The current systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 14; no. 10; p. e0223722
Main Authors:	Taghipour, Ali, Mosadegh, Mehrdad, Kheirollahzadeh, Fatemeh, Olfatifar, Meysam, Safari, Hossein, Nasiri, Mohammad Javad, Fathi, Atefeh, Badri, Milad, Piri Dogaheh, Hadi, Azimi, Taher
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 15.10.2019 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Animals Biology and Life Sciences Care and treatment Case-Control Studies Child Confidence intervals Cross-Sectional Studies Developing countries Diagnosis Health screening Helminths - physiology Humans Infections Intestine Intestines - parasitology LDCs Medical care Medical research Medicine and Health Sciences Meta-analysis Middle Aged Odds Ratio Parasitic diseases Patient outcomes Physical Sciences Prevalence Public health Publication Bias Research and Analysis Methods Risk Risk Factors Search engines Services Statistical analysis Statistical significance Systematic review Tropical diseases Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - epidemiology Tuberculosis - parasitology Young Adult Iran
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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