{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(1)"],"submitter":["Getaz L"],"funding":["Foundation Dr Henri Dubois Ferrière Dinu Lipatti","Association Santé Suisse Bolivie","Fonds de Péréquation of the Geneva University Hospitals"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Strongyloidiasis can be fatal in immunocompromised patients, but few epidemiological studies investigated the burden of this neglected tropical disease among these populations, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Bolivia. This study aimed to fill in this gap by estimating prevalence rate and risk factors associated with strongyloidiasis among patients at high risk of complications.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was carried out in Santa Cruz (elevation 400 meters, tropical climate) and Cochabamba (elevation 2,500 meters, temperate climate), among patients with cancer, HIV infection and rheumatic or hematologic disease, using four coproparasitological techniques and one serological (ELISA) test.<h4>Results</h4>In total, 1,151 patients particip"],"journal":["PLoS neglected tropical diseases"],"pagination":["e0007028"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6353209"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Bolivian patients at high risk of complications."],"pmcid":["PMC6353209"],"pubmed_authors":["Rodriguez G","Kramer M","Macias J","Lisarazu-Velasquez S","Chappuis F","Torrico-Espinoza MDC","Valencia-Rivero C","Castro R","Getaz L","Zamora P","Gareca N","Perneger T"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Epidemiology of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Bolivian patients at high risk of complications.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Strongyloidiasis can be fatal in immunocompromised patients, but few epidemiological studies investigated the burden of this neglected tropical disease among these populations, particularly in low- and middle-income countries such as Bolivia. This study aimed to fill in this gap by estimating prevalence rate and risk factors associated with strongyloidiasis among patients at high risk of complications.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was carried out in Santa Cruz (elevation 400 meters, tropical climate) and Cochabamba (elevation 2,500 meters, temperate climate), among patients with cancer, HIV infection and rheumatic or hematologic disease, using four coproparasitological techniques and one serological (ELISA) test.<h4>Results</h4>In total, 1,151 patients particip","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 Jan","modification":"2026-07-16T20:03:21.15Z","creation":"2025-05-18T11:57:06.619Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6353209","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30653489"],"doi":["10.1371/journal.pntd.0007028"]}}