Abstract
Twenty Strongyloides-infected patients were diagnosed at West Virginia's Charleston Area Medical Center in 1997 and 1998. We recommend that strongyloidiasis, which can be fatal, be a reportable disease in West Virginia.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Female
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Hospitals, University
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Humans
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Male
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Sputum / parasitology
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Strongyloides / isolation & purification*
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Strongyloides stercoralis / isolation & purification
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Strongyloidiasis / diagnosis*
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Strongyloidiasis / parasitology
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West Virginia