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Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Bolivian patients at high risk of complications

Published inPLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 13, no. 1, e0007028
Publication date2019
Abstract

Strongyloidiasis can be fatal in immunocompromised patients, but few epidemiological studies investigated the burden of this neglected tropical disease among these populations, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Bolivia. This study aimed to fill in this gap by estimating prevalence rate and risk factors associated with strongyloidiasis among patients at high risk of complications.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged
  • 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Bolivia/epidemiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Feces/parasitology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Strongyloides stercoralis/isolation & purification
  • Strongyloidiasis/epidemiology
  • Young Adult
Citation (ISO format)
GETAZ, Laurent et al. Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Bolivian patients at high risk of complications. In: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019, vol. 13, n° 1, p. e0007028. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007028
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Journal ISSN1935-2727
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