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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Should We Screen HIV-Positive Migrants for Strongyloidiasis?

Caroline Theunissen, Emmanuel Bottieau, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Achilleas Tsoumanis, Eric Florence

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caroline TheunissenInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
Emmanuel BottieauInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
Marjan Van EsbroeckInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7294-6319
Achilleas TsoumanisInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
Eric FlorenceInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7004-9120
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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methodsRetrospective study based on serological testing for

resultsOf the 2846 HIV patients in active follow-up, 723 (25.4%) had a migration background. Thirty-six patients (5.1%) were diagnosed with

conclusionStrongyloidiasis was diagnosed in 5.1% of HIV-infected migrants. Eosinophilia had good confirming power for the presence of the disease. However, a sizeable proportion (22%) of co-infected individuals were asymptomatic and had normal eosinophil count, supporting universal screening of all HIV-positive patients native to tropical countries.

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HIV infectionmigrantsstrongyloidiasis

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PMID32443596
PMCPMC7281463
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