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| Signs and tests: | - Increased cells called eosinophils in blood
- Stool exam (larvae of S. stercoralis present)
- Duodenal aspiration (larvae present in duodenal fluid)
- Antigen test positive for S. stercoralis
- S. stercoralis in sputum when it moves to the lung
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Review Date: 7/30/2002
Reviewed By: Christopher Parsons, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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