Analysis on the literature concerning Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongyliasis cantonensis
Objective To explore the development of the study on A ngiostrongylus cantonensis.Methods A total of 930 papers were searched from the PubMed and Chinese Bio-medical Disc(CBM) database under the search terms of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and analyzed through publication time,journal and contents.Results The number of papers published was found to increase annually,and two peaks of publication in national magazines occurred since 1996.Most papers were published in tropical medicine or professional joumal of parasitology.The reports mostly documented cases and epidemiological investigations,and only a few invetigated pathogenic mechanisms,drug treatment and other basic theory.Conclusion It is in the initial stage of the study on Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongyliasis,and there are a vast space in diagnosis,pathogenic mechanism,therapy and prevalence ofAngiostrongyliasis cantonensis.
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