Fatal strongyloidiasis in three kidney recipients in Kuwait

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 414-417

  Mokaddas, Eiman M ^a,b   Shati, Shama ^b   Abdulla, Aneesa ^b   Nampoori, Narayanan R ^b   Iqbal, Jamshaid ^a   Nair, Prasad M ^b   Said, Tareq ^b   Abdulhalim, Medhat ^b   Hira, Parsotam R ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised; Kidney transplant; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; MEROPENEM; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KUWAIT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; SEPTICEMIA; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 68249150797     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000226298     Document Type: Article

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