Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVES: METHODS: We retrospectively studied the medical records of all Ethiopians over the age of 18, who immigrated to Israel in the early 90's, in two primary care clinics of Clalit Health Services in Ofakim. RESULTS: Sixty patients (64%) had evidence of A. duodenale infection. The mean hemoglobin level was 11.92.3 g/dl in the Ancylostoma group and 13.81.6 g/dl in the control group (p = 0.0001). Analyzing the data according to the patient's sex revealed significant differences in the hemoglobin levels between the Ancylostoma group and the control group. Patients infected with A. duodenale had significantly lower mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and serum iron, and were likely to have eosinophilia and hypoalbuminemia. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Itai Levi, Nava Gaspar, Klaris Riesenberg, Avi Porath, Ronit Yerushalmi, Jacov Gilad, Francisc Schlaeffer |
Journal | Harefuah
(Harefuah)
Vol. 142
Issue 8-9
Pg. 606-8, 646
(Sep 2003)
ISSN: 0017-7768 [Print] Israel |
PMID | 14518163
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Hemoglobins
- Immunoglobulin A
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Topics |
- Ancylostoma
- Ancylostomiasis
(blood, epidemiology)
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
(parasitology)
- Animals
- Emigration and Immigration
- Erythrocyte Indices
- Ethiopia
(ethnology)
- Female
- Hemoglobins
(metabolism)
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin A
(blood)
- Israel
(epidemiology)
- Male
- Reference Values
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