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Ascaris lumbricoides: A Clinical Case Report
Melissa Dawn Harlan1, Becky L Faett, Susan E Miller
1Melissa Dawn Harlan, Becky L. Faett, and Susan E. Miller are assistant professors, and Patricia K. Tuite is an associate professor, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA. Contact author: Melissa Dawn Harlan, mdh71@pitt.edu. The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
This case report follows J.R., a 31-year-old woman who developed ascariasis, an infection caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, a parasitic roundworm, while living in South America. The parasite spreads through ingestion of contaminated soil (hence, it is considered a soil-transmitted helminth), water, and food. Ascariasis affects approximately 1 billion people globally and occurs in rural and impoverished regions where access to sanitation services is limited and personal hygiene is poor. This case report discusses clinical manifestations, diagnostic testing, and treatment of ascariasis, as well as nursing management for those with suspected A. lumbricoides infection.
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