Overwhelming strongyloidiasis: an unappreciated opportunistic infection
Scowden EB;Schaffner W;Stone WJ;;
Medicine1978Vol. 57pp. -
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Abstract
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode which infects a large portion of the world's population. Individuals with infection confined to the intestinal tract are often asymptomatic but may have abdominal pain, weight loss, diarrhea, and other nonspecific complaints. Enhanced proliferation …