Anusha Belani, Chaitanya Mishra, Daniela Mihova, Todd Gleeson, Anita Nahar
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Abstract
Strongyloidiasis is a common intestinal infection that may persist in humans for decades without symptoms or can present as a potentially fatal, broadly disseminated infection in an immunocompromised host. This report describes a rare case of concomitant strongyloidiasis and E. coli meningitis that was successfully recognized and treated in a patient 20 years post-renal transplantation.