No Association Found Between Strongyloides Infestation and Asthma

摘要: It has been postulated that infestation with Strongyloides stercoralis is associated asthma. We conducted a case-control study to determine whether the presence of parasites undertook retrospective analysis 15,856 stool specimens received by our Parasitology Laboratory from January 1989 December 1992. The diagnosis asthma was secured chart review or computer coding system. An association between and tested calculating an odds ratio, as well Fisher's Exact Test estimate strength relationship. also prospectively collected for in asthmatics hospitalized acute exacerbations 1992 1993. Of 60 subjects evidence specimen, 6 were asthmatic. 203 stool-negative controls matched age, sex, ethnicity, 13 asthmatic (odds 1:62; 95% confidence interval, 0.6-4.4; Exac...