Fatal recurrent bacterial meningitis-A complication of chronic Strongyloides infection

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Somin, Marina ^a   Neogolani, Vladimir ^a   Zimhony, Oren ^a   Wolpart, Alex ^a   Sokolowski, Nadia ^a   Malnick, Stephen ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Enterococcal; Meningitis; Recurrent; Strongyloides

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DUODENUM BIOPSY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FATALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MALE; RECURRENT INFECTION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; RECURRENCE; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 51449097293     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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