Dissemination of Strongyloides stercoralis as an immune restoration phenomenon in an HIV-1-infected man on antiretroviral therapy

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 560-561

  Brown, M ^a,d   Cartledge, J D ^a,b   Miller, R F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli; HIV; Immune restoration; Meningitis; Strongyloides

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 33747868973     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206778145712     Document Type: Article

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