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Imported strongyloidiasis in Spain [PDF]
SummaryObjectivesThe objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological, laboratory, and clinical features of imported strongyloidiasis in a tropical medicine referral unit in Madrid, Spain.MethodsThis was a retrospective study based on a review ...
Puente-Puente, Sabino +19 more
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Strongyloidiasis is a human parasitic ailment brought about by a whiplike nematode worm called Strongyloides stercoralis. Most humans get the infection by coming in contact with contaminated soil whereby the tiny worms penetrate the skin and enter the bloodstream from where it passes through the right side of the heart and lungs to mouth, stomach, and ...
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Monitoring of the epizootic situation sheep strongyloidiasis on Ukrainian territory
One of the reasons that reduce the efficiency of sheep breeding development and lead to significant economic losses of the industry in Ukraine and the world is helminthic diseases, particularly strongyloidiasis caused by parasitic nematodes ...
S. Sorokova
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Strongyloides stercoralis : global distribution and risk factors [PDF]
The soil-transmitted threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, is one of the most neglected among the so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). We reviewed studies of the last 20 years on S.
Khieu Virak +31 more
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The diagnosis of strongyloidiasis by coprological methods has a low sensitivity, underestimating the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis in endemic areas. Serodiagnostic tests for strongyloidiasis have shown robust diagnostic properties.
Chatanun Eamudomkarn +12 more
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Autochthonous human and canine strongyloidiasis is reported in Europe but is unclear whether the transmission of infection still occurs. We report a previously unpublished human case in an Italian teen and perform a systematic review of literature on ...
Letizia Ottino +8 more
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Epidemiology and clinical aspects of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Cambodia [PDF]
Background: The threadworm Strongyloides stercoralis is endemic in settings where sanitary conditions are poor and where the climate is warm and humid. More than 70 tropical countries in Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Indies and Latin America ...
Khieu, Virak
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A 60-year-old Iraqi woman with chronic B-lymphocytic leukaemia was admitted with pyrexia, generalized abdominal pain, cough and sputum. Two years previously she had been admitted to hospital with right upper quadrant pain. Investigations at that stage, including ultrasound and acetanilidoiminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan, had been negative.
P C, Rowlands +2 more
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Detection of anti-Strongyloides IgG in urine by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for diagnosis of strongyloidiasis reportedly has comparable performance to conventional serum assays.
Chatanun Eamudomkarn +9 more
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Background: When and how to screen for strongyloidiasis in high-income countries remain to be elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, associated factors, and outcome of strongyloidiasis in Taiwan and proposed clinical criteria for ...
Sung-Hsi Huang +23 more
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