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CASE REPORT

Disseminated Strongyloidiasis Misdiagnosed as Guillain-Barré Syndrome: The Value of High-Throughput Genetic Sequencing of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Parasitic Infections

Peng SongDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6316-5123View further author information
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Huaichen LiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Tingting LiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yao LiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiaobin MaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Lili SuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
Pages 5601-5607 | Received 27 Jul 2022, Accepted 12 Sep 2022, Published online: 22 Sep 2022

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