First-glance diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis autoinfection by stool microscopy.
We report a case of autoinfection due to Strongyloides stercoralis in a 27-year-old Ethiopian AIDS patient living in Germany for nearly 3 years. This case was diagnosed on the basis of a single-view field in microscopy of a freshly obtained formalin-fixed stool specimen showing both rhabditiform and filariform larvae. The diagnosis of autoinfection by microscopy is discussed in detail.
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Max-von-Pettenkofer-Institut für Hygiene und Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.sing@m3401.mpk.med.uni-muenchen.de
Leitritz
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Bogner
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Heesemann
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*