Transplant-related strongyloidiasis in solid organ transplant recipients in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries | Zendy

Fatehi Elzein | Zendy; Hamad Al-Bahili | Zendy; Abdelkarim Bahloul | Zendy; Thamer Alonazi | Zendy; Adnan Alghamdi | Zendy; Eid Alsufyani | Zendy; Abdullatif Musa | Zendy; Mohammed Alsaeed | Zendy

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Transplant-related strongyloidiasis in solid organ transplant recipients in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Author(s) -

Fatehi Elzein,

Hamad Al-Bahili,

Abdelkarim Bahloul,

Thamer Alonazi,

Adnan Alghamdi,

Eid Alsufyani,

Abdullatif Musa,

Mohammed Alsaeed

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.01.032

Subject(s) - strongyloidiasis , medicine , strongyloides , mortality rate , disease , transmission (telecommunications) , bacteremia , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery , immunology , antibiotics , helminths , microbiology and biotechnology , electrical engineering , biology , engineering

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.

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