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Treatment failure in intestinal strongyloidiasis: An indicator of HTLV-I infection

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dc.contributor.author Terashima, A.
dc.contributor.author Alvarez, H.
dc.contributor.author Tello, R.
dc.contributor.author Infante, R.
dc.contributor.author Freedman, D.O.
dc.contributor.author Gotuzzo Herencia, José Eduardo
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T19:54:11Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T19:54:11Z
dc.date.issued 2002
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/12486
dc.description.abstract Background: The association of severe strongyloides with HTLV-I is well known; however, the seroprevalence of HTLV-I in other groups with strongyloidiasis is still unknown. We conducted a prospective study in patients with intestinal strongyloidiasis without known immunodepression who failed to respond to standard therapy with ivermectin or thiabendazole (failure was defined as one positive stool examination at the post-therapy follow up). All these patients were tested for HTLV-I by ELISA and Western Blot. Results: Forty seven patients were evaluated: 74.5% (35 out of 47) were HTLV-I positive, without significant difference between males (76%) and females (72.7%). Conclusions: We recommend that all patients with uncomplicated intestinal strongyloidiasis, who fail standard therapy, be studied for HTLV-I infection. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Journal of Infectious Diseases
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Treatment failure en_US
dc.subject intestinal strongyloidiasis en_US
dc.subject HTLV-I infection en_US
dc.title Treatment failure in intestinal strongyloidiasis: An indicator of HTLV-I infection en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/S1201-9712(02)90132-3
dc.relation.issn 1878-3511


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