<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Greiner, Katherine</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bettencourt, Joseph</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Semolic, Carole</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Strongyloidiasis: A Review and Update by Case Example</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008-04-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">82-88</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.29074/ascls.21.2.82</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">21</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A 77-year-old female immigrant from South America presented with epigastric pain, diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding, malabsorption, and acid reflux disorder. A gastroduodenoscopy, performed to assess for peptic ulcer disease, revealed parasitic larvae in the duodenal mucosa which were subsequently identified as Strongyloides stercoralis rhabditiform larvae. Anti-helminthic therapy was initiated to resolve infection.OBJECTIVES: Review the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of strongyloidiasis; alert laboratory professionals to the importance of early detection of Strongyloides stercoralis in specimens from immigrants at risk and immunodeficient patients to reduce morbidity and mortality.ABBREVIATIONS: AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; EIA = enzyme immunoassay; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; HTLV-1 = human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1; IgE = immunoglobulin E; IgG = immunoglobulin G.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>