Hatching Strongyloides in tracheal aspirate: clinician's dilemma; microbiologist's surprise

BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Oct 29;13(10):e238862. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238862.

Authors

Vanya Singh¹, Yogendra Pratap Mathuria², Pratima Gupta¹, Tushar Aditya Narain³

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.
² Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India ypm.1702@yahoo.com.
³ Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India.

No abstract available

Keywords: infectious diseases; respiratory medicine; tropical medicine (infectious disease).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Lung Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
Male
Middle Aged
Strongyloides stercoralis / isolation & purification*
Strongyloidiasis / diagnosis*