Epidemiological and Clinical Parameters Features of Patients with Clonorchiasis in the Geum River Basin, Republic of Korea

نویسندگان

  • Hee-Eun Shin
  • Myoung-Ro Lee
  • Jung-Won Ju
  • Byong-Suk Jeong
  • Mi-Yeoun Park
  • Keoung-Sook Lee
  • Shin-Hyeong Cho
چکیده

This study was conducted to evaluate the infection rates of Clonorchis sinensis and laboratory findings in infected people. The 3,167 fecal samples, from nine villages in Okcheon-gun, were examined.

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دوره 2017  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017