Correction: The physicochemical fingerprint of Necator americanus. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005971.].
Veeren M Chauhan +5 more
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Elevated Serum IgG4 Levels in a Young Patient with Polyserositis and Necator americanus Infection [PDF]
Case Reports in Immunology, 2018 IgG4-related disease is a fibroinflammatory systemic condition characterized by tumefactive lesions, lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate rich in IgG4-positive plasma cells, storiform fibrosis, and elevated serum IgG4 concentrations.
Giuseppe D. Sanna +3 more
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Genome of the human hookworm Necator americanus. [PDF]
Nat Genet, 2014 The hookworm Necator americanus is the predominant soil-transmitted human parasite. Adult worms feed on blood in the small intestine, causing iron-deficiency anemia, malnutrition, growth and development stunting in children, and severe morbidity and ...
Tang YT +28 more
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The production of Necator americanus larvae for use in experimental human infection. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2022 Background Although there is unprecedented interest in experimental human hookworm infection, details of hookworm manufacture and characterisation have been sparsely reported.
Chapman PR +8 more
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Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths using quantitative PCR and risk factors for hookworm and Necator americanus infection in school children in Dak Lak province, Vietnam. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2023 Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection is driven by a complex interaction of demographic, socioeconomic and behavioural factors, including those related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
Hughes A +11 more
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Application of multiplex amplicon deep-sequencing (MAD-seq) to screen for putative drug resistance markers in the Necator americanus isotype-1 β-tubulin gene. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Global control of hookworm infections relies on periodic Mass Drug Administration of benzimidazole drugs to high-risk groups, regardless of infection status.
George S +10 more
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Massively parallel sequencing and analysis of the Necator americanus transcriptome.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 BackgroundThe blood-feeding hookworm Necator americanus infects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. In order to elucidate fundamental molecular biological aspects of this hookworm, the transcriptome of the adult stage of Necator americanus was ...
Cinzia Cantacessi +12 more
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Isothermal Diagnostic Assays for Monitoring Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Necator americanus Associated with Benzimidazole Drug Resistance. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BACKGROUND:Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are the most prevalent intestinal helminths of humans, and a major cause of morbidity in tropical and subtropical countries.
Nour Rashwan +5 more
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Experimental infection with the hookworm, Necator americanus, is associated with stable gut microbial diversity in human volunteers with relapsing multiple sclerosis. [PDF]
BMC Biol, 2021 Background Helminth-associated changes in gut microbiota composition have been hypothesised to contribute to the immune-suppressive properties of parasitic worms.
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