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Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
pain, vomiting, diarrhea ... Stercoralis #diagnosis #management ... #parasites #Threadworm ... #lifecycle
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... Parasitic Cycle ... intestine 9) Parasitic ... #fuelleborni #LifeCycle ... #Parasite #diagnosis
Suggested algorithm for treating irritable bowel syndrome-diarrheal type (IBS-D) 

#IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable #bowel #syndrome #management
bowel syndrome-diarrheal ... IBS-D) #IBSD #diarrhea ... bowel #syndrome #management
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea ... Bacterial • Parasitic ... • Toddler's Diarrhea ... Constipation/Overflow Diarrhea ... Bowel Syndrome #Diarrhea
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... Ova and parasite ... Diarrhea > 10 days ... Bloody diarrhea, ... #management #algorithm
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... Yersinia) • Parasitic ... Shigella) • Parasitic ... Colitis #Acute #Diarrhea
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute diarrhea ... Parasitic infections ... ) #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #management #algorithm
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle ... Parasitic Cycle: ... become adults. 8) Parasitic ... #stercoralis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite ... malabsorption #Diarrhea ... #Workup #Management
Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite

#Malaria #Parasite #LifeCycle #InfectiousDiseases
of the Malaria Parasite ... #Malaria #Parasite ... #LifeCycle #InfectiousDiseases