Occurrence of strongyloidiasis among patients with HTLV-1/2 seen at the outpatient clinic of the Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Belém, State of Pará, Brazil

• Main Authors: Karen Cristini Yumi Ogawa Furtado, Carlos Araújo da Costa, Louise de Souza Canto Ferreira, Luisa Carício Martins, Alexandre da Costa Linhares, Edna Aoba Yassui Ishikawa, Evander de Jesus Oliveira Batista, Maisa Silva de Sousa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-04-01
• Series: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Subjects: Strongyloides stercoralis; HTLV; Coinfection
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200241&lng=en&tlng=en
• ISSN: 1678-9849

Introduction This study investigated the occurrence of Strongyloides stercoralis infestation and coinfection with HTLV-1/2 in Belém, Brazil. Methods S. stercoralis was investigated in stool samples obtained from individuals infected with HTLV-1/2 and their uninfected relatives. Results The frequency of S. stercoralis was 9% (9/100), including six patients infected with HTLV-1 (14.3%), two patients infected with HTLV-2 (11.1%), and one uninfected relative. Two cases of hyperinfestation by S. stercoralis were characterized as HTLV-1. Conclusions These results support the need for the routine investigation of S. stercoralis in patients with HTLV-1, in an attempt to prevent the development of severe forms of strongyloidiasis.