Prevalence of asymptomatic strongyloidiasis co-infection in COVID-19 patients residing in endemic areas

Prevalence of asymptomatic strongyloidiasis co-infection in COVID-19 patients residing in endemic areas

Abstract Background Fatal forms of strongyloidiasis, hyperinfection syndrome (HS) and disseminated strongyloidiasis (DS), are caused by exaggerated autoinfection of the intestinal nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis). Corticosteroids, frequently administered to patients with severe C...

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Main Authors: Alireza Ashiri, Molouk Beiromvand, Abdollah Rafiei, Reza Heidari, Ameneh Takesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Strongyloidiasis
COVID-19
Eosinophilia
ELISA
Khuzestan Province
Iran
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-023-01262-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-023-01262-9

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