Frequency of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in alcoholics.

摘要: Several studies have shown that chronic alcoholics increased susceptibility to infections due higher exposure infectious agents as well breakdown in their immune defenses. As Strongyloides stercoralis infection is usually more relevant immunocompromised patients, the aim of this study was evaluate frequency S. alcoholics. Thus, coproparasitological examination carried out 145 subjects, from which 45 were (mean age 45.7 ± 11.0 years), 10 nonalcoholic cirrhotic patients 50.2 13.1 and 90 asymptomatic subjects 46.7 10.1 served controls. From alcoholics, 9 had hepatic cirrhosis, pancreatitis 27 neither cirrhosis nor pancreatitis. For diagnosis strongyloidiasis, Baermann-Moraes Lutz methods used three fecal samples each subject. Samples collected at alternated days, slides sample analyzed for method, thus totalizing 2,610 examined. The strongyloidiasis total alcoholic group (33.3%) subgroups i.e., with (44.4%), (33.3%), those no or (29.6%) statistically than found control (5.5%). None individuals infection. Our results showed alcoholism itself an important factor predisposes strongyloidiasis.