Disseminated strongyloidiasis with parasitemia in a patient under corticosteroid-treatment;Anguillulose disséminée avec parasitémie chez un patient sous corticothérapie

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 267-269

  Pinatelle, P ^a   De Monbrison, F ^b   Bedock, B ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER D AVIGNON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Parasitemia; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALLOPURINOL; AMIKACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CELIPROLOL; CEPHALOSPORINASE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; RAMIPRIL; TIABENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; STEROID THERAPY; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PREDNISOLONE; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 67349097172     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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