Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome after liver transplantation: Case report and literature review

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 132-136

  Vilela, Eduardo Garcia ^a,b   Clemente, W T ^a   Mira, R R L ^a   Torres, H O G ^a   Veloso, L F ^a   Fonseca, L P ^a   De Carvalho E Fonseca, L R ^a   Franca, M D C ^a   Lima, A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hyperinfection; Ivermectin treatment; Liver transplantation; Strongyloides

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IVERMECTIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; TIABENDAZOLE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; FATAL OUTCOME; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 64249120773     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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