Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Strongyloides and cytomegalovirus co-infections are rarely reported, even though they are distinguished by high morbidity and mortality, especially in immunocompromised hosts.
Tommaso Lupia +17 more
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A combined microfinance and training intervention can reduce HIV risk behaviour in young female participants. [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: To assess effects of a combined microfinance and training intervention on HIV risk behavior among young female participants in rural South Africa.
Abramsky, Tanya +8 more
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Coinfection with Strongyloides and SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Background: Treatments for COVID-19, including steroids, might exacerbate Strongyloides disease in patients with coinfection. We aimed to systematically review clinical and laboratory features of SARS-CoV-2 and Strongyloides coinfection, investigate ...
Elena C. Rosca +9 more
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Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome among COVID-19 Patients Treated with Corticosteroids
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Widespread use of corticosteroids for COVID-19 treatment has led to Strongyloides reactivation and severe disease in patients from endemic areas. We describe a US patient with COVID-19 and Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome and review other reported ...
Jani M. Kim, Geetha Sivasubramanian
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Development of Onchocerca volvulus in humanized NSG mice and detection of parasite biomarkers in urine and serum. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: The study of Onchocerca volvulus has been limited by its host range, with only humans and non-human primates shown to be susceptible to the full life cycle infection.
Abraham, David +7 more
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Helminth infections, atopy, asthma and allergic diseases: protocol for a systematic review of observational studies worldwide. [PDF]
, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Childhood infections, particularly those caused by helminths are considered to be important environmental exposures influencing the development of allergic diseases.
Arrais, M +6 more
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Disseminated strongyloidiasis with acute kidney injury
Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2017 Strongyloides stercoralis, an intestinal parasitic nematode, infects more than 100 million people worldwide. Strongyloides are unique in their ability to exist as a free-living and autoinfective cycle.
AVSSN Sridhar +5 more
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The spatial ecology of free-ranging domestic pigs (Sus scrofa) in western Kenya [PDF]
, 2013 Background In many parts of the developing world, pigs are kept under low-input systems where they roam freely to scavenge food. These systems allow poor farmers the opportunity to enter into livestock keeping without large capital investments.
Cook, Elizabeth A. +3 more
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Strongyloides stercoralis in sputum [PDF]
QJM, 2013 A 68-year-old man had the initial presentation of poor appetite, productive cough for 1 month and body weight loss for 10 kg in half a year. His medical history included bladder cancer and diabetes mellitus. Laboratory testing demonstrated a white blood count of 15 800 cells/μl with a neutrophil count of 11 060 (70%) cells/μl and eosinophil count of ...
C-U, Cheong, S-J, Gau, C-C, Lai
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Strongyloides stercoralis: there but not seen [PDF]
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2010 Diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis is often delayed owing to patients presenting with nonspecific gastrointestinal complaints, a low parasite load and irregular larval output. Although several diagnostic methods exist to detect the presence of S. stercoralis there is no gold standard.
Martin, Montes +2 more
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