Strongyloides stercoralis larvae or egg: Which came first?

Transpl Infect Dis

Laboratório de Pesquisa em Parasitologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Published: December 2019

AI Article Synopsis

  • Strongyloides stercoralis (SS) hyperinfection is a recognized condition, often affecting immunocompromised individuals.
  • Typically, SS eggs are not found in stool samples during routine checks, making this case noteworthy.
  • In this instance, a liver transplant patient showed both SS larvae and eggs in their stool, highlighting a rare occurrence of hyperinfection.

Article Abstract

Strongyloides stercoralis (SS) hyperinfection is a well-documented condition. However, SS eggs in stool samples are not commonly observed during routine analysis. Here, we report a case on SS hyperinfection where both larvae and eggs were observed in the stool sample of an immunossupressed liver allograft transplanted patient.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tid.13177DOI Listing

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