Case report: Failure of subcutaneous ivermectin in treating Strongyloides hyperinfection

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 853-855

  Leung, Victor ^a   Al Rawahi, Ghada N ^b   Grant, Jennifer ^c   Fleckenstein, Lawrence ^d   Bowie, William ^a  

^a Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia ^*  (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; IVERMECTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; SYMPTOM; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRONGYLOIDES;

EID: 57649205735     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.853     Document Type: Article

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