Monday, March 22, 2010

Case of the Week 110

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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5 comments:

  1. Alasdair HillMarch 23, 2010 at 4:14 AM

    Disseminated Strongyloides?

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  2. AnonymousMarch 23, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    Strongyloides stercoralis

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  3. AnonymousMarch 23, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    The larva of Strongyloides stercoralis wiggling through bacterial colonies! Very neat.
    BW in Vt

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  4. SalbrentMarch 23, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Strongyloides sp larvae

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  5. AnonymousMarch 26, 2010 at 11:32 AM

    It's an aerial photo of the Amazon river flowing into the ocean!

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