| Autor: |
Ana Requena-Méndez, Joaquin Salas-Coronas, Fernando Salvador, Joan Gomez-Junyent, Judith Villar-Garcia, Miguel Santin, Carme Muñoz, Ana González-Cordón, Maria Teresa Cabezas Fernández, Elena Sulleiro, Maria del Mar Arenas, Dolors Somoza, Jose Vazquez-Villegas, Begoña Treviño, Esperanza Rodríguez, Maria Eugenia Valls, Jaume LLaberia-Marcual, Carme Subirá, Jose Muñoz |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Pathogens, Vol 9, Iss 2, p 107 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2076-0817 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/pathogens9020107 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Strongyloidiasis is a prevailing helminth infection ubiquitous in tropical and subtropical areas, however, seroprevalence data are scarce in migrant populations, particularly for those coming for Asia. Methods: This study aims at evaluating the prevalence of S. stercoralis at the hospital level in migrant populations or long term travellers being attended in out-patient and in-patient units as part of a systematic screening implemented in six Spanish hospitals. A cross-sectional study was conducted and systematic screening for S. stercoralis infection using serological tests was offered to all eligible participants. Results: The overall seroprevalence of S. stercoralis was 9.04% (95%CI 7.76−10.31). The seroprevalence of people with a risk of infection acquired in Africa and Latin America was 9.35% (95%CI 7.01−11.69), 9.22% (7.5−10.93), respectively. The number of individuals coming from Asian countries was significantly smaller and the overall prevalence in these countries was 2.9% (95%CI −0.3−6.2). The seroprevalence in units attending potentially immunosuppressed patients was significantly lower (5.64%) compared with other units of the hospital (10.20%) or Tropical diseases units (13.33%) (p < 0.001). Conclusions: We report a hospital-based strongyloidiasis seroprevalence of almost 10% in a mobile population coming from endemic areas suggesting the need of implementing strongyloidiasis screening in hospitalized patients coming from endemic areas, particularly if they are at risk of immunosuppression. |
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