Strongyloides stercoralis is a cause of abdominal pain, diarrhea and urticaria in rural Cambodia

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Khieu, Virak ^a,b,c   Srey, Sophanaroth ^a   Schär, Fabian ^b,c   Muth, Sinuon ^a   Marti, Hanspeter ^b,c   Odermatt, Peter ^b,c  

^a Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Clinical symptoms; Ivermectin; Strongyloides stercoralis

Indexed keywords

STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; URTICARIA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877859597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-200     Document Type: Article

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