A Canadian immigrant with coinfection of Strongyloides stercoralis and human T-lymphotropic virus 1

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 451-453

  Lagacé Wiens, Philippe R S ^a   Harding, Godfrey K M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA INTERFERON; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAUNORUBICIN; GANCICLOVIR; IVERMECTIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; SCLEROSING AGENT; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ASCITES; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMOTHERAPY; COLITIS; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; IMMIGRANT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

EID: 34548457623     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.070126     Document Type: Short Survey

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