Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome in a patient with AIDS: DIagnosis by flourescent microscopy

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 736-

  Nomura, Jim ^a   Rekrut, Kay ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; TIABENDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 19244364158     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.4.736     Document Type: Article

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