Combined morphological and molecular approaches to the clinical diagnosis of Necator americanus infection: a case report
In this study, a combination of morphological and molecular approaches were used to make a definite diagnosis of severe iron deficiency anemia caused by Necator americanus infection in a patient. The results presented here provide suitable guidance for the clinical diagnosis of hookworm infection and a powerful tool for the identification of hookworms.
Authors
- Xianshu Liu
- Wu Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5537-8770)
- Shuaiqin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1846-7226)
- Yan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4242-4840)
- Xingxing Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2833-5120)
- Xia Meng
- A.P. Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6081-942X)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- The First Hospital of Changsha (CN)
- University of South China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05105-5
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province