RT Book, Section
A1 Sapp, Sarah G. H.
A1 Bradbury, Richard S.
A2 Boulton, Matthew L.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182666185
T1 Tissue Nematodes
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644511
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182666185
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  species  discussed  herein  are  all  nematodes  that  invade  tissues,  either  in  their  adult  or  larval  stages.  A  common  feature  among  many  of  these  species  is  low  host  specificity,  which  facilitates  zoonotic  transmission.  Associated  disease  varies  widely  by  the  tissue  impacted,  and  some  manifestations  such  as  invasion  of  the  central  nervous  system  (CNS)  may  prove  fatal.  Diagnosis  is  difficult  for  several  discussed  agents  due  to  a  lack  of  infectious  stages  shed  in  feces  or  blood  and  relies  on  serology,  imaging,  or  biopsy.  Thus,  the  true  incidence  and  impact  of  tissue  nematode  infections  could  be  underestimated  Table  127-1.