INTRODUCTION Most studies on nematode-malaria interactions were conducted outside of the Americas. The objective of the present study was thus to study the relation between malaria and nematodes in a… Click to show full abstract
INTRODUCTION Most studies on nematode-malaria interactions were conducted outside of the Americas. The objective of the present study was thus to study the relation between malaria and nematodes in a cohort of children in an Amazonian village. METHODS Odds ratios for intestinal nematode infections as an explanatory variable to malaria resistant vs. malaria sensitive were computed. RESULTS Ascaris lumbricoides was significantly more frequent in the 'resistant' malaria group than in the 'sensitive' one. CONCLUSIONS Despite its low statistical power, the present results find that Ascaris was associated with less malaria, as observed by a number of studies.
Journal Title: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
Year Published: 2017
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