Severe Strongyloides stercoralis infection in kidney transplant recipients: A multicenter case-control study.
Lísia Miglioli-GalvãoJosé Osmar Medina PestanaGuilherme Santoro-LopesRenato Torres GonçalvesLucio Roberto Requião MouraÁlvaro Pacheco SilvaLígia Camera PierrottiElias David NetoEvelyne Santana GirãoClaudia Maria Costa de OliveiraCely Saad AbboudJoão Ítalo Dias FrançaCarolina Devite BittanteLuci CorrêaLuís Fernando Aranha CamargoPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)
Severe S. stercoralis infections are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. In endemic areas, such infection may occur late after transplantation, although it seems to be more severe when it occurs earlier after transplantation. Specific risk factors and clinical manifestations can identify patients at risk, who should receive prophylaxis or early treatment.