Ascaris lumbricoides infection: Still a threat for iron deficiency anaemia in 2-year-old Bangladeshi slum-dwelling children

Introduction: Although parasitic infections lead to extracorporeal iron loss resulting in iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), data associating IDA with parasitic infections in the first two years of life are limited. We sought to evaluate the prevalence and severity of anaemia and IDA during this period...

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Main Authors: Md. Shabab Hossain, Subhasish Das, Md. Amran Gazi, Mustafa Mahfuz, Tahmeed Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11340
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