Abstract
Bacterial Meningitis and Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Case-Based Review
Highlights
Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome (SHS) is caused by an accelerated autoinfection cycle of the parasite, frequently observed in immunocompromised hosts
This intestinal nematode can penetrate the duodenal mucosa or perianal skin to access venous circulation. This phenomenon is unique to this parasite, and it is seen in both asymptomatic and symptomatic hosts, where continuous cycles may perpetuate the infection for decades
In some immunocompromised hosts the parasite begins to replicate through an accelerated autoinfection cycle, causing more severe forms of the disease, known as Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome (SHS)
Summary
Bacterial Meningitis and Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Case-Based Review. Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain 2Department of Microbiology. Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain 3Department of Infectious Diseases. Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain. Received Date: 24 December, 2021; Accepted Date: 28 December, 2021; Published Date: 31 December, 2021
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