Maltreatment of Strongyloides Infection: Case Series and Worldwide Physicians-in-Training Survey

• Main Authors: Boulware D.R., Stauffer W.M., Hendel-Paterson B.R., Rocha J.L.L., Seet R.C.-S., Summer A.P., Nield L.S., Supparatpinyo K., Chaiwarith R., Walker P.F.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34248546255&partnerID=40&md5=bf44aff4eca1d95e6af6c8ca27423ede; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2207
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Strongyloidiasis infects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is an important cause of mortality from intestinal helminth infection in developed countries. The persistence of infection, increasing international travel, lack of familiarity by health care providers, and potential f...