The occurrence of severe infections with Rhabditis axei in AIDS patients in Iran

A R Meamar; E B Kia; F Zahabiun; A Jafari-Mehr; A Moghadam; S M Sadjjadi

doi:10.1017/S0022149X07792301

The occurrence of severe infections with Rhabditis axei in AIDS patients in Iran

J Helminthol. 2007 Dec;81(4):351-2. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X07792301. Epub 2007 Jul 19.

Authors

A R Meamar¹, E B Kia, F Zahabiun, A Jafari-Mehr, A Moghadam, S M Sadjjadi

Affiliation

¹ School of Public Health and Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 17640397
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X07792301

Abstract

During an investigation on strongyloidiasis in AIDS patients from Iran, direct smears of stools revealed many eggs and larvae of Rhabditis axei, which were subcultured to confirm identification.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / parasitology*
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / parasitology
Adult
Animals
Diagnosis, Differential
Feces / parasitology
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Iran / epidemiology
Male
Rhabditida / isolation & purification*
Rhabditida Infections / diagnosis
Rhabditida Infections / parasitology*
Strongyloides stercoralis / isolation & purification*