Publications

wheezing, allergy, and parasite infection in children in urban and rural ethiopia.	epidemiological studies in developing countries suggest that intestinal parasite infection may reduce the risk of asthma. because this evidence is all derived from adults and older children, we have investigated the relation between parasite infection, wheezing, and allergen skin sensitization in nested case-control studies drawn from a survey of 7,155 children aged 1 to 4 years living in urban and rural areas of jimma, ethiopia. infection with parasites was common, predominantly with trichuris ...	2003	12738598
intestinal parasitic infections in hiv/aids and hiv seronegative individuals in a teaching hospital, ethiopia.	the magnitude of intestinal parasitic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) /aids patients requires careful consideration in the developing world. however, there have been very few studies addressing this issue in ethiopia. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in hiv/aids patients at jimma hospital, southwest ethiopia, between january and february 2002. stool specimens from hiv/aids patients and control groups were screened for intestin ...	2004	15118206