Strongyloides stercoralis
"Strongyloides stercoralis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of parasitic nematode widely distributed in tropical and subtropical countries. The females and their larvae inhabit the mucosa of the intestinal tract, where they cause ulceration and diarrhea.
| Descriptor ID |
D017171
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.875.640.680.700
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Strongyloides stercoralis" by people in Profiles.
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Invasive enteric infections in hospitalized patients with underlying strongyloidiasis. Am J Clin Pathol. 2007 Oct; 128(4):622-7.
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Maltreatment of Strongyloides infection: case series and worldwide physicians-in-training survey. Am J Med. 2007 Jun; 120(6):545.e1-8.
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What's eating you? Strongyloides stercoralis. Cutis. 2003 Jan; 71(1):22-4.