Strongyloides stercoralis, the hidden worm. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 70 cases diagnosed in the North Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, Spain, 2003

Strongyloides stercoralis, the hidden worm. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 70 cases diagnosed in the North Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, Spain, 2003–2012

Published:2013-06-19 Issue:8 Volume:107 Page:465-470
ISSN:1878-3503
Container-title:Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
language:en
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Author:

Valerio Lluís¹,Roure Sílvia¹,Fernández-Rivas Gema²,Basile Luca³,Martínez-Cuevas Octavio¹,Ballesteros Ángel-Luis⁴,Ramos Xavier⁵,Sabrià Miquel⁶,

Affiliation:

1. North Metropolitan International Health Unit, Institut Català de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

2. Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Institut Català de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain

3. Department of Health, Generalitat of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

4. Internal Medicine Department. Hospital Municipal de Badalona. Badalona, Spain

5. Internal Medicine Department. Hospital de l'Esperit Sant, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain

6. Department Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Institut Català de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,General Medicine,Parasitology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article-pdf/107/8/465/18155931/trt053.pdf

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