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Evaluation of the utility of conventional polymerase chain reaction for detection and species differentiation in human hookworm infections

BACKGROUND: Human hookworm infection is caused mainly by Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. Among the zoonotic hookworm species, only Ancylostoma ceylanicum causes potent human infections where dogs and cats act as reservoir of infection. Hence, species differentiation is imperative becau...

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Autores principales: Chidambaram, Meenachi, Parija, Subhash Chandra, Toi, Pampa Ch, Mandal, Jharna, Sankaramoorthy, Dhanalakshmi, George, Santosh, Natarajan, Mailan, Padukone, Shashiraja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29114490
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tp.TP_26_17