First-glance diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis autoinfection by stoolmicroscopy

Authors
Sing, A Leitritz, L Bogner, JR Heesemann, J
Citation
A. Sing et al., First-glance diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis autoinfection by stoolmicroscopy, J CLIN MICR, 37(5), 1999, pp. 1610-1611
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1610 - 1611
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(199905)37:5<1610:FDOSSA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We report a case of autoinfection due to Strongyloides stercoralis in a 27- year-old Ethiopian AIDS patient living in Germany for nearly 3 years. This case was diagnosed on the basis of a single-view, field in microscopy of a freshly obtained formalin-fixed stool specimen showing both rhabditiform an d filariform larvae. The diagnosis of autoinfection by microscopy is discus sed in detail.