Strongyloidiasis and Culture-Negative Suppurative Meningitis, Japan, 1993–2015

Community-acquired Enterobacteriaceae infection and culture-negative meningitis are rare and atypical subtypes of meningitis in adults. Of 37 patients who had atypical suppurative meningitis during 1993–2015 in Okinawa, Japan, 54.5% had strongyloidiasis, of which 9.1% cases were hyperinfections and...

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Main Authors: Mitsuru Mukaigawara, Izumi Nakayama, Koichiro Gibo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/12/18-0375_article