TY - JOUR
T1 - Strongyloidiasis in US Veterans of the Vietnam and Other Wars
AU - Genta, Robert M.
AU - Weesner, Robert
AU - Douce, Richard W.
AU - Huitger O’connor, Theresa
AU - Walzer, Peter D.
PY - 1987/7/3
Y1 - 1987/7/3
N2 - The prevalence of strongyloidiasis among American veterans of the Vietnam and other wars was evaluated by testing several groups of veterans for serum IgG antibodies against Strongyloides stercoralis antigens, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Of 493 Vietnam veterans, eight (1.6%) were seropositive. Of 60 patients with abdominal symptoms and/or elevated eosinophilia (>0.08 [>8%]) admitted to the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center, 12 (5%) were seropositive. Of 147 residents of a Veterans Administration—operated nursing home, six (4%) were seropositive. All infected patients in the latter two groups were World War II veterans. The usefulness of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as a screening tool for at-risk groups is suggested by the finding that S stercoralis larvae were demonstrated in most seropositive patients when a sufficient number of fresh stools were examined.
AB - The prevalence of strongyloidiasis among American veterans of the Vietnam and other wars was evaluated by testing several groups of veterans for serum IgG antibodies against Strongyloides stercoralis antigens, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Of 493 Vietnam veterans, eight (1.6%) were seropositive. Of 60 patients with abdominal symptoms and/or elevated eosinophilia (>0.08 [>8%]) admitted to the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center, 12 (5%) were seropositive. Of 147 residents of a Veterans Administration—operated nursing home, six (4%) were seropositive. All infected patients in the latter two groups were World War II veterans. The usefulness of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as a screening tool for at-risk groups is suggested by the finding that S stercoralis larvae were demonstrated in most seropositive patients when a sufficient number of fresh stools were examined.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1987.03400010053026
DO - 10.1001/jama.1987.03400010053026
M3 - Article
C2 - 3586290
AN - SCOPUS:84948011847
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 258
SP - 49
EP - 52
JO - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 1
ER -