Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection presenting as acute respiratory failure and Gram-negative sepsis in a patient with astrocytoma

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Shorman, Mahmoud ^a   Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Bacteremia; Gram negative sepsis; Hyperinfection; Respiratory failure; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMIPENEM; IVERMECTIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CONSTIPATION; COUGHING; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEVER; FILIPINO; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; RASH; SAUDI ARABIA; SCROTUM; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPUTUM; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; SWELLING; THORAX PAIN; URINE RETENTION; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHEELCHAIR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTOMA; BACTEREMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SPUTUM; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 69249224461     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.11.019     Document Type: Article

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