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C L Rossi1, C D Partel, A L Teixeira, E E Takahashi, S De Barros-Mazon, L J Da Silva.
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A retrospective study of laboratory records in a 400-bed university hospital in Campinas city, SP (Southeastern Brazil) suggests that infection by Strongyloides stercoralis is widespread in the region. A prevalence of 10.81% was found in 37,621 stool specimens examined in a two-year period. Parasite-specific IgG antibodies were measured by ELISA in sera from 90 patients with strongyloidiasis. The ELISA detected antibody in 76 (84.44%) patients, indicating that serodiagnostic tests may be helpful in screening patients for strongyloidiasis.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8236475
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Geogr Med ISSN： 0041-3232