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. 2014 Feb 12:5:53.
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00053. eCollection 2014.

Are pregnant women with chronic helminth infections more susceptible to congenital infections?

Amir Abdoli  1 , Majid Pirestani  2
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Are pregnant women with chronic helminth infections more susceptible to congenital infections?

Amir Abdoli et al. Front Immunol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: T-helper 1; T-helper 2; congenital infections; helminth infections; immune response; immunoregulation; intracellular pathogens; pregnancy.

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