The following larval tracks were seen on an agar plate that had been inoculated with the sputum of an immunocompromised patient from Kentucky. What parasite should you be concerned about? (Tracks are viewed using 4x objective)
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Disseminated Strongyloides?
Strongyloides stercoralis
The larva of Strongyloides stercoralis wiggling through bacterial colonies! Very neat.
BW in Vt
Strongyloides sp larvae
It's an aerial photo of the Amazon river flowing into the ocean!
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