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Strongyloides stercoralis combined with concurrent multiple pathogens infections in an immunosuppressed patient: a case report

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundStrongyloides stercoralis is an opportunistic pathogenic parasite. Most individuals with normal immune function may not exhibit significant symptoms, and the signs are atypical, which can easily lead to missed diagnoses and delayed treatment ...
Jingchun Fang, Jingchun Fang, Huimin Fang, Huimin Fang, Penghao Guo, Yaqin Peng, Peisong Chen   +6 more
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Immunosuppression with Antitumour Necrosis Factor Therapy Leading to Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018
Strongyloides stercoralis is an endemic parasitic infection that can remain asymptomatic for years, but it can cause death in immunosuppressed individuals.
Muhammad Farhan Khaliq, Rayan E. Ihle, James Perry   +2 more
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The Unwelcome Guest: Strongyloides stercoralis Hyperinfection in a Patient With Steroid-Dependent Asthma–COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS)—A Case Report and Review of Literature

Case Reports in Pulmonology
Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted roundworm nematode estimated to affect over 600 million people worldwide. Hyperinfection syndrome (HS) has been described in immunosuppressed patients.
Rafael Miret, Jose M. Acosta-Rullan, Alfredo Toll, Grayson Honeycutt, Manjot Malhi, Christian Almanzar Zorrilla, Raiko Diaz, Mauricio Danckers, Daniel Zapata   +8 more
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Presencia de Strongyloides stercoralis en un estudio sobre enteroparasitosis en escolares del asentamiento humano “La Candelaria”, distrito de Chancay, provincia de Huaral, departamento de Lima

Acta Médica Peruana
Introducción: la parasitosis intestinal es un problema de salud pública en el Perú siendo la Strongyloidosis la infección producida por el nemátode Strongyloides stercoralis, la cual es endémica en nuestro medio. Se han realizado en el Perú estudios que
Ines Natividad Carpio, Jacqueline Reyes Díaz, Miguel Trelles de Belaunde, Viguria Chávez Viguria Chávez, David Yabar Bedoya, Angelica Terashima Iwashita, Terashima Iwashita   +6 more
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Strongyloidiasis Treatment Outcomes: A Prospective Study Using Serological and Molecular Methods

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Strongyloidiasis, caused by the soil-transmitted helminth Strongyloides stercoralis, is estimated to infect around 600 million people worldwide. Ivermectin is the current first-line treatment. This prospective study evaluated long-term treatment response
Ana Lucas Dato, Philip Wikman-Jorgensen, José María Saugar Cruz, Elisa García-Vázquez, Jara Llenas-García   +4 more
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Human Strongyloides stercoralis infection

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Strongyloides stercoralis is an important soil-transmitted helminth occurring world-wide and affecting 30-100 million people. Because many cases are asymptomatic and sensitive diagnostic methods are lacking, S. stercoralis infection is frequently underdiagnosed.
Ruibing, Yang, Meiyining, Xu, Lichao, Zhang, Yao, Liao, Yuheng, Liu, Xiaoyan, Deng, Lifu, Wang   +6 more
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Eosinophilia as a diagnostic window for strongyloidiasis: seroprevalence insights from an endemic region

BMC Research Notes
Introduction Eosinophilia is a recognized hematological marker associated with helminthic infections, including strongyloidiasis which is caused by Strongyloides stercoralis.
Bahareh Basirpour, Bentolhoda Ahmadi, Zahra Abbasi, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Mitra Sadeghi, Shirzad Gholami, Seyed Ali Shariatzadeh, Seyed Abdollah Hosseini, Ahmad Daryani, Sargis A. Aghayan   +9 more
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Disseminated and Hyperinfection Fatal Strongyloidiasis in Two Patients on Immunosuppressive Therapy: A Case Report

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2019
Background and Objective: Strongyloides infection is usually asymptomatic in healthy individuals; however, immunocompromised patients are subject to potential hyperinfection involvement.
AhmadReza Meamar, Nahid jalallou, Leila Masoori, Maryam Alipour   +3 more
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Strongyloides stercoralis infection: neglected parasitic infection among cancer patients

فصلنامه دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جهرم, 2012
Introduction: Cancer patients are susceptible to severe parasitic infections particularly Strongyloides stercoralis (S.s) infection. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of parasitic infections with highlighting Strongyloides ...
S Esmaeli, Mehdi Fakhar, Shaban Gohardehi, Qasem Janbabaei, Ehsan Ahmadpour, Reza Bastani   +5 more
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Strongyloides stercoralis Presenting as Duodenitis and Colitis: A Case Report. [PDF]

Cureus
Sohail N, Butt S, Popnikolov N.
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