| transmission of strongyloides stercoralis through transplantation of solid organs--pennsylvania, 2012. | strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal nematode endemic in the tropics and subtropics. immunocompetent hosts typically are asymptomatic, despite chronic strongyloides infection. in contrast, immunocompromised patients are at risk for hyperinfection syndrome and disseminated disease, with a fatality rate >50%. the infection source for immunocompromised patients, such as solid organ transplant recipients, is not always apparent and might result from reactivation of chronic infection after init ... | 2013 | 23575239 |