Strongyloidiasis--an insight into its global prevalence and management.

• Main Authors: Santhosh Puthiyakunnon (Author), Swapna Boddu (Author), Yiji Li (Author), Xiaohong Zhou (Author), Chunmei Wang (Author), Juan Li (Author), Xiaoguang Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Strongyloides stercoralis, an intestinal parasitic nematode, infects more than 100 million people worldwide. Strongyloides are unique in their ability to exist as a free-living and autoinfective cycle. Strongyloidiasis can occur without any symptoms or as a potentially fatal hyperinfection or dissem...