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The occurrence of severe infections with Rhabditis axei in AIDS patients in Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2007

A.R. Meamar ,
E.B. Kia ,
F. Zahabiun ,
A. Jafari-mehr ,
A. Moghadam  and
S.M. Sadjjadi
A.R. Meamar
Affiliation:
School of Public Health and Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran
E.B. Kia*
Affiliation:
School of Public Health and Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran
F. Zahabiun
Affiliation:
School of Public Health and Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran
A. Jafari-mehr
Affiliation:
Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
A. Moghadam
Affiliation:
Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
S.M. Sadjjadi
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
*
*Fax: +98 21 88951392 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

During an investigation on strongyloidiasis in AIDS patients from Iran, direct smears of stools revealed many eggs and larvae of Rhabditis axei, which were subcultured to confirm identification.

Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 81 , Issue 4 , December 2007 , pp. 351 - 352
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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