Real-time PCR Demonstrates Ancylostoma duodenale Is a Key Factor in the Etiology of Severe Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Malawian Pre-school Children

BACKGROUND: Hookworm infections are an important cause of (severe) anemia and iron deficiency in children in the tropics. Type of hookworm species (Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus) and infection load are considered associated with disease burden, although these parameters are rarely asse...

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Autores principales: Jonker, Femkje A. M., Calis, Job C. J., Phiri, Kamija, Brienen, Eric A. T., Khoffi, Harriet, Brabin, Bernard J., Verweij, Jaco J., van Hensbroek, Michael Boele, van Lieshout, Lisette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22514750
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001555

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22514750
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001555

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