Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum Infection Detected by Endoscopy
We report a case of Ancylostoma ceylanicum infection detected by endoscopy. It was diagnosed and confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The patient is a 58-year-old Malaysian woman who lives in a rural area, where uncontrolled populations of stray and semidomesticated do...
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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2014
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/12096/ http://www.ajtmh.org/content/91/1/86 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0756 |
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| Summary: | We report a case of Ancylostoma ceylanicum infection detected by endoscopy. It was diagnosed and confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The patient is a 58-year-old Malaysian woman who lives in a rural area, where uncontrolled populations of stray and semidomesticated dogs live in close proximity with humans. |
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