In response to the case, the United Network for Organ Sharing has since revised its transplant screening guidelines, now recommending universal Strongyloides testing for donors from high-risk regions.

Kotton began to suspect Strongyloides, a parasitic roundworm that infects the gastrointestinal tract.It spreads from dogs in tropical regions. In most people, the infection is unnoticeable. But in ...

A 61-year-old man thought he was on his way to recovery after receiving a donated kidney, but his life soon took a turn for the worse. Two months after the transplant procedure, the man was back ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new duplex real-time PCR test enables precise differentiation between Strongyloides stercoralis and S. fuelleborni fuelleborni in clinical samples, improving ...

A 61-year-old man presented with hypoxemic respiratory failure and shock 10 weeks after kidney transplantation. A purpuric rash was present on the abdomen. A diagnosis was made.

Dr Kotton suspected Strongyloides – a gastrointestinal parasitic roundworm – and contacted the regional organ-procurement agency. It was revealed that the kidney donor was from the Caribbean, a region ...

ABSTRACT. Strongyloidiasis is a human parasitic disease caused by the helminth Strongyloides stercoralis whose treatment is particularly difficult in immunosuppressed patients due to their low ...

Taira N, Nakamura Y, Almeida MAO, Saeki H 1995. Massive experimental infection with Strongyloides venezuelensis in rats and absence of sudden death. J Vet Med Sci 57: 855-858. Tamura N 1993. Studies ...

Objectives To develop EULAR recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD). Methods An ...

Bayesian model-based geostatistical frameworks were developed for each STH species (Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Strongyloides stercoralis, and hookworm) to estimate infection prevalence ...