Strongyloides stercoralis disseminated infection in an HIV-infected adult

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Nov 5;14(11):e0008766. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008766. eCollection 2020 Nov.

Abstract

In this visual case of Strongyloides stercoralis disseminated infection with Enterobacteriaceae-related invasive infection, we demonstrated the in-host S. stercoralis circulation with DNA found in different fluids and specimens, but also in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), supporting the role of migrant larvae in the Enterobacteriaceae-related invasive and central nervous system infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
  • DNA, Protozoan / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / complications*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
  • Escherichia coli Infections / drug therapy
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Ganciclovir / therapeutic use
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Ivermectin / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Strongyloides stercoralis / genetics
  • Strongyloides stercoralis / isolation & purification
  • Strongyloidiasis / complications*
  • Strongyloidiasis / diagnosis*
  • Strongyloidiasis / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • DNA, Protozoan
  • Ivermectin
  • Cefotaxime
  • Ganciclovir

Grants and funding

The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.