A kidney transplant intended to save a 61-year-old man's life turned perilous due to an undetected parasitic roundworm. The ...

But in the immunosuppressed, it can cause a deadly hyperinfection syndrome, with the worms going through accelerating and ...

Strongyloides, a parasitic roundworm that infects the gastrointestinal tract, was suspected as the cause of the patient's problems. To test the hypothesis, ...

The work is published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.. The new test can differentiate between Strongyloides stercoralis, the species primarily responsible for human disease, and ...

In a medical case that has now prompted a change in national transplant policy in the United States, a 61-year-old man who underwent a kidney transplant faced a life-threatening parasitic infection ...

Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode responsible for strongyloidiasis, a largely neglected tropical disease that affects millions worldwide. Infection typically occurs through skin ...

While something as mild as indigestion, gas, bloating or anxiety about an upcoming test or public speech can all cause varying degrees of tummy troubles, there are sometimes more serious medical ...