Strongyloides stercoralis infection in allogeneic stem cell transplant: A case report and review of the literature

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 625-630

  Iori, A P ^a   Ferretti, A ^a   Gentile, G ^a   Gabrielli, S ^b   Perrone, S ^a   Barberi, W ^a   Torelli, G F ^a   Natalino, F ^a   Scalzulli, E ^a   Totino, V ^b   Foa R ^a   Cancrini, G ^b   Girmenia, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allogeneic stem cell transplant; Immigrant; Parasitological screening; Strongyloides stercoralis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 84905580609     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tid.12239     Document Type: Article

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