Acute strongyloidiasis: A rarity. Chronic strongyloidiasis: A time bomb!

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-72

  Caumes, Eric ^a,b,d   Keystone, Jay S ^c  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; TIABENDAZOLE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THAILAND; TRAVEL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ITALY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

EID: 79952273991     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00492.x     Document Type: Editorial

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