title: Strongyloides stercoralis infection in AIDS.
abstract: Strongyloides stercoralis infection in humans continues to be a subject that has frequently inspired reviews and papers. Within the AIDS epidemic, interest gathered momentum with the inclusion of this infection in the indicator diseases list, and its subsequent removal 5 years later by the CDC. These actions have prompted a debate as to whether this infection has special significance in patients with AIDS and whether its exclusion from the CDC criteria is justified. A detailed review of the world literature reveals an increased awareness and diagnosis of this infection in patients with AIDS which takes the form of dissemination, a rapid course, and a usually fatal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarangarajan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranganathan
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Belmonte
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tchertkoff
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000254:growth & development; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology