| Title | Treatment of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection-associated septic shock and acute respiratory distress syndrome with drotrecogin alfa (activated) in a renal transplant recipient. | | Author(s) | Huston JM, Eachempati SR, Rodney JR, Cayci C, Fusco D, Mathew M, Shou J, Goldstein MJ, Kapur S, Barie PS | | Institution | Department of Surgery, Division of Critical Care and Trauma, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA. | | Source | Transpl Infect Dis 2009 Apr 8. | | Abstract | We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome in a renal transplant recipient complicated by septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and Klebsiella pneumoniae superinfection. The patient was treated successfully with drotrecogin alfa (activated), parenteral ivermectin, albendazole, and piperacillin/tazobactam. This outcome suggests that drotrecogin alfa (activated) may be useful therapy for transplant recipients who develop severe sepsis or septic shock secondary to potentially lethal opportunistic infections. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19392733 |
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