1998
Schistosoma mansoni infection and nutritional status in schoolchildren: a randomized, double-blind trial in northeastern Brazil 1 2 3
Assis A, Barreto M, Prado M, Reis M, Parraga I, Blanton R. Schistosoma mansoni infection and nutritional status in schoolchildren: a randomized, double-blind trial in northeastern Brazil 1 2 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1998, 68: 1247-1253. PMID: 9846854, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.6.1247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNutritional statusMidarm circumferenceMansoni infectionMass indexSchistosome infectionChronic S. mansoni infectionDouble-blind trialDouble-blind fashionSchistosoma mansoni infectionS. mansoni infectionTriceps skinfold thicknessArm muscle areaPlacebo groupBrazilian schoolchildrenAnthropometric measurementsAnthropometric measuresSkinfold thicknessRate of improvementUntreated boysInfectionMuscle areaSignificant differencesSignificant increaseShort-term growth
1987
Functional significance of periovular granuloma in schistosomiasis.
Reis M, Andrade Z. Functional significance of periovular granuloma in schistosomiasis. Brazilian Journal Of Medical And Biological Research 1987, 20: 55-62. PMID: 3120841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGranulomaIntestinesLiverLungMiceParasite Egg CountSchistosoma mansoniSchistosomiasis mansoniSchistosomicidesConceptsPeriovular granulomasSchistosoma mansoni cercariaeCurative chemotherapyLate infectionMansoni cercariaeGranulomasPresent findingsSchistosomiasisDifferent organsHost tissuesFunctional significanceTissuePrevious studiesChemotherapyDifferent morphological typesViable eggsInfectionMiceSecretionWeeks