High rate of strongyloidosis infection, out of endemic area, in patients with eosinophilia and without risk of exogenous reinfections

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1088-1093

  Repetto, Silvia A ^a   Durán, Pablo A ^a   Lasala, María B ^b   González Cappa, Stella M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; EXOGENOUS REINFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ISOSPORA BELLI; LARVA; MALE; REINFECTION; RISK; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EOSINOPHILIA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; YOUNG ADULT;

STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 77953755942     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0332     Document Type: Article

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