Meningitis associated with strongyloidiasis in an area endemic for strongyloidiasis and human T-lymphotropic virus-1: A single-center experience in Japan between 1990 and 2010

Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1189-1193

  Sasaki, Y ^a,d   Taniguchi, T ^a   Kinjo, M ^a   McGill, R L ^b   McGill, A T ^c   Tsuha, S ^a   Shiiki, S ^a  

^a Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital   (Japan)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Butler Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d Yaeyama Prefectural Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Culture negative meningitis; Human T lymphotropic virus 1; Meningitis; Streptococcus bovis; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IVERMECTIN; TIABENDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; JAPAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 84890441057     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-013-0483-2     Document Type: Article

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