Bob/Judy Dilworth wrote:
>> One of our local hospitals had Strongyloides worms in a sputum specimen. They
> wriggled all over the plate leaving bacterial trails on the media as they
> went. Obviously they travel. I don't know much else about the epidemiology of
> this worm. I probably should look it up. The ASM Manual is a good place to
> start (American Society of Microbiology).
>> J. Dilworth, M.T. (ASCP)
> Microbiology
They were pumping this poor lady up with steroids which is the WRONG thing to do
with these infections. She was a healthy woman to start with. They thought she
picked up an infection on a camping trip, if I remember correctly.
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