Real-time PCR demonstrates Ancylostoma duodenale is a key factor in the etiology of severe anemia and iron deficiency in Malawian pre-school children.

• Auteurs principaux: Femkje A M Jonker (Auteur), Job C J Calis (Auteur), Kamija Phiri (Auteur), Eric A T Brienen (Auteur), Harriet Khoffi (Auteur), Bernard J Brabin (Auteur), Jaco J Verweij (Auteur), Michael Boele van Hensbroek (Auteur), Lisette van Lieshout (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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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 assessed due to...