Transplant-related strongyloidiasis in solid organ transplant recipients in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Background: Strongyloidiasis is a devastating disease with a mortality rate exceeding 50% in immunocompromised patients. The disease usually results from reactivation of a latent infection in a transplant patient. Alternatively, donor-derived transmission of Strongyloides may occur. Methods: In this...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-04-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220300345 |