Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume 2, Issue 1, 2015

Screening for Schistosoma mansoni and Strongyloides stercoralis infection among Brazilian immigrants in the United States (Article) (Open Access)

Rapoport A.B.* , McCormick D. , Cohen P.A.
  • a Department of Infectious Disease, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
  • b Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States, Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Boston, MA, United States
  • c Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States, Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The prevalence of schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis among Brazilian immigrants in the United States is unknown. We performed a retrospective chart review of serologic screening of asymptomatic Brazilian immigrants during routine physicals. Of 208 eligible patients, 189 were screened: 27.7% (n = 52) had elevated Schistosoma antibodies and 5.8% (n = 11) had elevated Strongyloides stercoralis antibodies. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Societyof America.

Author Keywords

Screening Immigrant health Infectious disease Strongyloidiasis Schistosomiasis

Index Keywords

Strongyloidiasis Strongyloides stercoralis immigrant antibody human comorbidity HIV test priority journal Aged Brazilian ivermectin screening United States male female enzyme linked immunosorbent assay schistosomiasis mansoni Article major clinical study Schistosoma adult praziquantel retrospective study immunoglobulin G disease association
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84978328249&doi=10.1093%2fofid%2fofv003&partnerID=40&md5=3bf91f7dfdb28baeab1a31773d78f9c3
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv003
ISSN: 23288957
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English