High seroprevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis among individuals from endemic areas considered for solid organ transplant donation: A retrospective serum-bank based study.

• Main Authors: Joan Gómez-Junyent (Author), David Paredes (Author), Juan Carlos Hurtado (Author), Ana Requena-Méndez (Author), Angel Ruiz (Author), Maria Eugenia Valls (Author), Jordi Vila (Author), Jose Muñoz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Strongyloides stercoralis is a worldwide disseminated parasitic disease that can be transmitted from solid organ transplant (SOT) donors to recipients. We determined the serological prevalence of S. stercoralis among deceased individuals from endemic areas considered f...