A case report of Schistosoma haematobium infection in a pregnant migrant raises concerns about lack of screening policies.
Pregnant women with urinary schistosomiasis should be treated, but screening is not implemented in migrants. We report herein a case of a migrant diagnosed late into pregnancy, after diagnosis was made in her husband. Praziquantel was safe and effective. Schistosomiasis should be considered in pregn...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Travel Medicine Vol. 24; no. 1 |
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| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jul2016
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