Strongyloides disseminated infection successfully treated with parenteral ivermectin: Case report with drug concentration measurements and review of the literature

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 580-583

  Donadello, Katia ^a   Cristallini, Stefano ^a   Taccone, Fabio Silvio ^a   Lorent, Sophie ^a   Vincent, Jean Louis ^a   De Backer, Daniel ^a   Jacobs, Frédérique ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Disseminated infection; Hyperinfection; Ivermectin; Serum concentration; Strongyloides stercoralis

Indexed keywords

ECOMECTIN; IVERMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ACUTE BRAIN DISEASE; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SOMNOLENCE; STOMACH PARESIS; STRONGYLOIDES DISSEMINATED INFECTION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

DISSEMINATED INFECTION; HYPERINFECTION; IVERMECTIN; SERUM CONCENTRATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889092494     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2013.07.015     Document Type: Article

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