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However, strongyloidiasis, the disease caused by\n S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>\n , is difficult to diagnose because of its non-specific clinical presentation and the inadequate performance of conventional diagnostic methods.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Case description<\/jats:title>\n \n We report the case of a 75-year-old male patient with severe disseminated infection caused by\n S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>\n . The patient had a medical history of seasonal bronchitis and, as a consequence, had taken prednisone for many years. Initial clinical tests failed to detect any pathogens, but metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) resulted in the identification of\n S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>\n in the patient\u2019s bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and blood. Subsequently, routine testing repeatedly detected nematode larvae in the patient\u2019s stool and sputum. Through a combination of mNGS results and clinical symptoms, the patient was finally diagnosed with severe disseminated infection caused by\n S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n \n The clinical manifestations of disease caused by infection with\n S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>\n are not specific; therefore, early and accurate diagnosis is very important. mNGS can detect\n S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>\n even when it is present at only a low level. This case report supports the notion that mNGS is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of severe disseminated infections caused by\n S. stercoralis<\/jats:italic>\n in immunocompromised patients.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2023.1082412","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,14]],"date-time":"2023-04-14T00:49:05Z","timestamp":1681433345000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["A case report: Severe disseminated infection caused by Strongyloides stercoralis in an immunocompromised patient by metagenomic next-generation sequencing"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Qinfu","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaotong","family":"Xi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dan","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qian","family":"Sang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanbing","family":"Sheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ran","family":"Ding","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aiguo","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","first-page":"875","article-title":"Risk factors for strongyloidiasis hyperinfection and clinical outcomes","volume":"37","author":"Asdamongkol","year":"2006","journal-title":"Southeast Asian J. 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