What is it about?
Patients with chronic Strongyloides infections are at risk for bacterial infections. The worm may transport intestinal bacteria through many body sites (including the central nervous system). We report a case of Enterococcus faecalis meningits in a Bangladesh patient with chronic strongyloidiasis.
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Why is it important?
When facing an Enterococcus meningitis remember to investigate the gut
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This page is a summary of: Enterococcal meningitis associated with Strongyloides infection: a case report and literature review, Infezioni in Medicina, December 2023, Edizioni Internazionali srl, Divisione EDIMES Edizioni Medico-Scientifiche,
DOI: 10.53854/liim-3104-18.
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