Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Alcoholic Patients
The course of Strongyloides stercoralis infection is usually asymptomatic with a low discharge of rhabditoid larva in feces. However, the deleterious effects of alcohol consumption seem to enhance the susceptibility to infection, as shown by a fivefold higher strongyloidiasis frequency in alcoholics...
Main Authors: | Marcia C. A. Teixeira, Flavia T. F. Pacheco, Joelma N. Souza, Mônica L. S. Silva, Elizabete J. Inês, Neci M. Soares |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | BioMed Research International |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4872473 |
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