Strongyloides stercoralis
"Strongyloides stercoralis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of parasitic nematode widely distributed in tropical and subtropical countries. The females and their larvae inhabit the mucosa of the intestinal tract, where they cause ulceration and diarrhea.
| Descriptor ID |
D017171
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.875.640.680.700
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Strongyloides stercoralis" by people in Profiles.
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Strongyloides in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid: practical implications in the COVID-19 era. J Travel Med. 2022 01 17; 29(1).
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Eosinophilic appendicitis due to Strongyloides stercoralis: a challenging differential diagnosis for clinicians. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jun 01; 14(6).
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Dexamethasone and COVID-19: Strategies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Tackle Steroid-Related Strongyloides Hyperinfection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Mar 15; 104(5):1611-1612.
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Risk of Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome when prescribing dexamethasone in severe COVID-19. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2021 Mar-Apr; 40:101981.
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Antimicrobial Management of Disseminated Strongyloidiasis in a COVID-19 Patient. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 11; 103(5):2150.
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Case Report: Disseminated Strongyloidiasis in a Patient with COVID-19. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 10; 103(4):1590-1592.
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Strongyloides infection manifested during immunosuppressive therapy for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Infection. 2021 Jun; 49(3):539-542.
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COVID-19 and Dexamethasone: A Potential Strategy to Avoid Steroid-Related Strongyloides Hyperinfection. JAMA. 2020 Aug 18; 324(7):623-624.
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[Acute renal failure and rare severe complication of systemic steroid treatment in a 73-year-old woman]. Internist (Berl). 2019 Nov; 60(11):1201-1208.
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Multiple-dose versus single-dose ivermectin for Strongyloides stercoralis infection (Strong Treat 1 to 4): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled superiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 11; 19(11):1181-1190.