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Short Communications • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 46 (2) • Mar-Apr 2013 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-981-2013   copy

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

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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.

Strongyloides stercoralis ; HTLV; Coinfection

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