Strongyloides hyperinfection diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage in an immunocompromized host

Cytopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 345-347

  Apewokin, S ^a   Steciuk, M ^b   Griffin, S ^c   Jhala, D ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 77956309736     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2010.00765.x     Document Type: Letter

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