Strongyloides stercoralis infection: an underlying cause of invasive bacterial infections of enteric origin. Results from a prospective cross-sectional study of a northern Italian tertiary hospital.
Giulia GardiniGuenter FroeschlFrancesca GurrieriMaria Antonia De FrancescoChiara CattaneoValentina MarcheseGiorgio PiccinelliSilvia CorbelliniChiara PaganiMarzia SantagiulianaBenedetta FumarolaMaurizio GullettaFrancesca PerandinFrancesco CastelliAlberto MatteelliPublished in: Infection (2023)
Our findings suggest a new role of chronic strongyloidiasis in favoring invasive bacterial infections of enteric origin even in the absence of evident larval dissemination outside the intestinal lumen. Further well-designed studies should be conducted to confirm our results, and possibly establish the underlying mechanisms.
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