Management of severe strongyloidiasis attended at reference centers in Spain.

• Main Authors: Angela Martinez-Perez (Author), Silvia Roure Díez (Author), Moncef Belhassen-Garcia (Author), Diego Torrús-Tendero (Author), Jose Luis Perez-Arellano (Author), Teresa Cabezas (Author), Cristina Soler (Author), Marta Díaz-Menéndez (Author), Miriam Navarro (Author), Begoña Treviño (Author), Fernando Salvador (Author), Soil-Transmitted Helminths' Study Group of the Spanish Society of Tropical Medicine and International Health (SEMTSI) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Strongyloides stercoralis is a globally distributed nematode that causes diverse clinical symptoms in humans. Spain, once considered an endemic country, has experienced a recent increase in imported cases. The introduction of serology helps diagnosis and is currently replacing microbiological techni...