Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal ... syndrome—a dramatic escalation in parasite burden that can result in disseminated disease and fatal outcomes due to multi-organ involvement.

More sensitive methodologies are necessary to improve strongyloidiasis diagnosis. This study compared the sensitivities of the McMaster modified technique and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, ...

Disseminated forms of FS should be distinguished from impetigo ... Besides coproparasitology, prophylaxis of strongyloidiasis is recommended, as well as antibiotic therapy whenever pyoderma is present ...

The work is published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The new test can differentiate between Strongyloides stercoralis, the species primarily responsible for human disease, and ...

Dr. Cesar G. Berto (Medicine): A 61-year-old man was transferred to this hospital because of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and shock. Ten weeks earlier, the patient had undergone deceased ...

Kotton called the organ-procurement organization and found the deceased donor was from the Caribbean—where Strongyloides are present. The donor had not been tested for the infection before the ...

LUMUT: Information on key government policies must be disseminated to Madani Communities within 24 hours of their announcement, the Information Depart­ment was told. Communications Minister Datuk ...

Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said there is ample room for the information department to enhance the way it communicates information to the public. (Bernama pic) The information department ...

"Additional law enforcement partners have been brought in to find these escapees and a BOLO [be on the lookout] has been disseminated," DHS has said in a statement. "We encourage the public to ...

On June 2, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner announced Guerrero died from "Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans due to acquired ...