Caldrer Sara, Ursini Tamara, Santucci Beatrice, Motta Leonardo, Angheben Andrea
Department of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar di Valpolicella, 37024 Verona, Italy.
Microorganisms. 2022 May 13;10(5):1027. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10051027.
Anaemia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Among infectious agents responsible for anaemia, helminthic infections are often neglected, particularly in non-endemic countries. However, they should not be neglected in this setting, as international travel and migration are on the rise. In this narrative review, we aimed to describe soil-transmitted helminths as a cause of or contributing factor to anaemia, focusing on hookworms ( and ), the whipworm (), the roundworm (), and the threadworm (). A general review on the epidemiology, lifecycle, and clinical spectrum of anaemia is proposed, with a special focus on helminthic infections' association with anaemia as well as the diagnostic approach, which are both particularly important in non-endemic settings.
贫血是全球发病和死亡的重要原因。在导致贫血的感染因素中,蠕虫感染常常被忽视,尤其是在非流行国家。然而,鉴于国际旅行和移民人数不断增加,在这种情况下不应忽视蠕虫感染。在这篇叙述性综述中,我们旨在描述土壤传播的蠕虫作为贫血的病因或促成因素,重点关注钩虫(和)、鞭虫()、蛔虫()和蛲虫()。本文对贫血的流行病学、生命周期和临床谱进行了一般性综述,特别关注蠕虫感染与贫血的关联以及诊断方法,这两者在非流行地区尤为重要。