|
Characteristic
|
Pre-implementation (n = 26)
|
Post-implementation (n = 11)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Median age at first visit, years (range)
|
43.5 (16–82)
|
52 (5–85)
|
0.316
|
|
Sex (%)
|
|
Male
|
17 (65.4)
|
7 (63.6)
| |
|
Female
|
9 (34.6)
|
4 (36.4)
|
1.000
|
|
Strongyloides serological test (%)
|
|
Positive
|
20 (76.9)
|
9 (81.8)
| |
|
Indeterminate
|
5 (19.2)
|
2 (18.2)
| |
|
Negative
|
1 (3.9)
|
0 (0.0)
|
1.000
|
|
Stool ova and parasite test (%)
|
|
Larvae detected
|
5 (19.2)
|
3 (27.3)
| |
|
Negative
|
16 (61.6)
|
5 (45.4)
| |
|
Not tested
|
5 (19.2)
|
3 (27.3)
|
0.694
|
|
Eosinophiliac (%)
|
|
Median eosinophil count (bil/L)
|
0.20a
|
0.38b
|
0.930
|
|
Positive
|
9 (34.6)
|
4 (36.4)
| |
|
Negative
|
16 (61.5)
|
6 (54.5)
| |
|
Not tested
|
1 (3.9)
|
1 (9.1)
|
0.857
|
|
Type of infectiond (%)
|
|
Simple intestinal
|
25 (96.1)
|
8 (72.7)
| |
|
Hyperinfection
|
1 (3.9)
|
3 (27.3)
|
0.070
|
- aOne patient with no eosinophil value
- bTwo patients with no eosinophil values
- ceosinophil count > 0.4 × 109/L
- das defined by the CATMAT guidelines [4]
