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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
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: eshratkia@yahoo.com

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.

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Research Note
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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