Note: This article has been removed due to being out of date. Work on the roundworm, provisionally named Cryptostrongylus pulmoni, found in the sputum of chronic fatigue syndrome patients, continues. Lawrence Klapow, Ph.D., and his collaborators have prepared a manuscript on the occurrence, diagnosis, and treatment of the roundworm, covering the work of the past 14 years, which will be submitted for publication shortly.
(1) Klapow LA: A suspected new chronic roundworm parasite, Cryptostrongylus pulmoni (provisional), associated with chronic fatigue syndrome in blinded trials. Poster Presentation. Proceedings of the 2001 ME/CFS AHMF Conference in Sydney Australia.
(2) Klapow LA: Roundworm-like specimens in the sputum of chronic fatigue syndrome patients and controls in open and blinded analysis. J Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 1999;5 (3/4):247-8.
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