Prospective study of strongyloidosis in patients with hematologic malignancies

Prospective study of strongyloidosis in patients with hematologic malignancies

Immunocompromised individuals infected with Strongyloides stercoralis may develop severe hyperinfection or disseminated disease with high mortality. Patients with hematological malignancies are at risk because of immunodepression produced either by the disease or its treatment. A prospective study w...

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Main Authors: Graeff-Teixeira Carlos, Leite Cristina S.M., Sperhacke Cristina L., Fassina Katia, Petry Simone M.G., Mucenic Tamara, Pandolfi Cláudio, Barcellos Susana, Job Fani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1997-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Strongyloides stercoralis
Strongyloidosis
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Hematologic malignancies
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