Strongyloides Infection Among Patients at a Long-Term Care Facility — Florida, 2010–2012

Leapley, Andrea; Cruze, Alazandria; Mejia-Echeverry, Alvaro; Stanek, Danielle; Quaye, Elesi; Vento, Stephany; McAuliffe, Isabel; Montgomery, Susan P.; Samuels, Aaron M.

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Strongyloides Infection Among Patients at a Long-Term Care Facility — Florida, 2010–2012

Published Date:

Oct 25 2013

Source:

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013; 62(42):844.

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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep

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Leapley, Andrea ; Cruze, Alazandria ; Mejia-Echeverry, Alvaro ; Stanek, Danielle ; Quaye, Elesi ; ... More ▼

Description:

During a 2-week period in August 2011, two patients in a long-term care facility in Miami-Dade County, Florida, had gastrointestinal symptoms; microscopic examination of stool specimens showed that both harbored Strongyloides stercoralis, an intestinal nematode. A subsequent chart review revealed an additional case within the facility 1 year earlier. Concerned about the possibility of an outbreak, the associate director of patient care services at the facility contacted the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County and the Florida State Department of Health, which contacted CDC. This report describes the subsequent investigation.

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24153317

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PMC4585618

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Journal Article

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Florida

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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