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Patent Macracanthorhynchus ingens Infection in a 17-Month-Old Child, Ohio.


ABSTRACT: Limited data exist on human Macracanthorhynchus infections. We report an asymptomatic 17-month-old who passed eggs and an adult Macracanthorhynchus ingens worm, indicating parasite maturation and reproduction. Macracanthorhynchus ingens may have a greater capacity to mature in humans versus Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus.

SUBMITTER: Chancey RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7856340 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Patent <i>Macracanthorhynchus ingens</i> Infection in a 17-Month-Old Child, Ohio.

Chancey Rebecca J RJ   Sapp Sarah G H SGH   Fox Mark M   Bishop Henry S HS   Ndubuisi MacKevin M   de Almeida Marcos M   Montgomery Susan P SP   Congeni Blaise B  

Open forum infectious diseases 20201223 2


Limited data exist on human Macracanthorhynchus infections. We report an asymptomatic 17-month-old who passed eggs and an adult Macracanthorhynchus ingens worm, indicating parasite maturation and reproduction. Macracanthorhynchus ingens may have a greater capacity to mature in humans versus Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus. ...[more]

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