Schistosoma haematobium Infection and CD4+ T-Cell Levels: A Cross-Sectional Study of Young South African Women

Elisabeth Kleppa; Kari F. Klinge; Hashini Nilushika Galaphaththi-Arachchige; Sigve D. Holmen; Kristine Lillebø; Mathias Onsrud; Svein Gunnar Gundersen; Myra Taylor; Patricia Ndhlovu; Eyrun F. Kjetland

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119326

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Schistosoma haematobium Infection and CD4+ T-Cell Levels: A Cross-Sectional Study of Young South African Women

Elisabeth Kleppa ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Elisabeth Kleppa, Kari F. Klinge

* E-mail: elisabeth.kleppa@medisin.uio.no

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Kari F. Klinge ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Elisabeth Kleppa, Kari F. Klinge

Affiliation Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Hashini Nilushika Galaphaththi-Arachchige,

Affiliation Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Sigve D. Holmen,

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Kristine Lillebø,

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Mathias Onsrud,

Affiliation Department of Gynaecology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Svein Gunnar Gundersen,

Affiliations Research Unit, Sorlandet Hospital, Kristiansand, Norway, Department of Global Development and Planning, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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Myra Taylor,

Affiliation Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Patricia Ndhlovu,

Affiliation Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Eyrun F. Kjetland

Affiliations Norwegian Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Schistosoma haematobium Infection and CD4+ T-Cell Levels: A Cross-Sectional Study of Young South African Women

Elisabeth Kleppa,
Kari F. Klinge,
Hashini Nilushika Galaphaththi-Arachchige,
Sigve D. Holmen,
Kristine Lillebø,
Mathias Onsrud,
Svein Gunnar Gundersen,
Myra Taylor,
Patricia Ndhlovu,
Eyrun F. Kjetland

Published: March 13, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119326

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