Strongyloides stercoralis causing polymicrobial empyema in a cancer patient

Infections in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-60

  Tran, Hung D ^a   Greene, John N ^b,c   Sandin, Ramon L ^b,c   Vincent, Albert L ^b  

^a Sinai Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Empyma; Pseudomas aeruginosa; Sarcoma; Strongyloides stercoralis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CEFEPIME; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; GENTAMICIN; IFOSFAMIDE; IVERMECTIN; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TIABENDAZOLE; TROVAFLOXACIN; UROKINASE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DELIRIUM; DISORIENTATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG CHOICE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; SARCOMA; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THORACOTOMY; THORAX WALL CANCER; VERTIGO; VISUAL DISORDER; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035140042     PISSN: 07496524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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