Abdominal cystic echinococcosis in Bangladesh: a hospital-based study
Author(s) -
Mohammad Fazal Karim,
Enrico Brunetti,
Salimur Rahman,
Christine M. Budke,
Abu Saleh Mohammad Areef Ahsan,
Mamun AlMahtab,
Khandaker Mahabub Jamal Zaki,
Mohammad Morshad Alam,
Sheikh Mohammad Fazle Akbar,
MA Jalil
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.4934
Subject(s) - medicine , cystic echinococcosis , referral , tertiary referral hospital , echinococcus granulosus , echinococcosis , abdominal ultrasound , retrospective cohort study , transmission (telecommunications) , pediatrics , surgery , family medicine , zoology , biology , electrical engineering , engineering
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is reported from nearly all geographic areas of Bangladesh, but little information is available on its epidemiologic and clinical features. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical manifestations of hepatic and abdominal CE cases presenting to tertiary referral hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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