Fatal Outcome of Disseminated Strongyloidiasis despite Detectable Plasma and Cerebrospinal Levels of Orally Administered Ivermectin

Strongyloides stercoralis affects over 100 million people worldwide. Those people most susceptible to infection are those with an immunocompromising condition, such as cancer or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Local disease may spread throughout the body of the host, causing a condition termed d...

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Main Authors: Charles E. Rose, Christopher A. Paciullo, David R. Kelly, Mark J. Dougherty, Lawrence L. Fleckenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/818296
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