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Epidemiologic Features of Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection in an Endemic Area of the United States
Peter D. Walzer
Peter D. Walzer
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Division for Laboratory Services, Kentucky Bureau of Human Resources, Clay County Health Department, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40507
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James E. Milder
James E. Milder
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Division for Laboratory Services, Kentucky Bureau of Human Resources, Clay County Health Department, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40507
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John G. Banwell
John G. Banwell
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Division for Laboratory Services, Kentucky Bureau of Human Resources, Clay County Health Department, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40507
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George Kilgore
George Kilgore
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Division for Laboratory Services, Kentucky Bureau of Human Resources, Clay County Health Department, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40507
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Marilyn Klein
Marilyn Klein
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Division for Laboratory Services, Kentucky Bureau of Human Resources, Clay County Health Department, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40507
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Ruby Parker
Ruby Parker
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Division for Laboratory Services, Kentucky Bureau of Human Resources, Clay County Health Department, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40507
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The epidemiologic features of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in Kentucky were studied by an analysis of clinical cases at the University of Kentucky Medical Center (UKMC); by an analysis of parasitologic records of the Kentucky Bureau for Health Services (KBHS); and by a prospective stool survey of school children in Clay County, located in southeastern Kentucky, an area of the state previously found to be highly endemic for intestinal parasites. S. stercoralis was the most common parasitic infection diagnosed at UKMC. The patients were predominantly white male adults who were over 50 years old, had an associated chronic or debilitating medical illness, were of low socioeconomic background, and resided in southeastern Kentucky. S. stercoralis was a common parasitic infection at KBHS and the patients showed a similar geographic distribution. Of 561 Clay County children surveyed, 23.7% harbored one or more intestinal parasite pathogens and 3.0% had S. stercoralis. Thus, S. stercoralis remains highly endemic in Kentucky and may cause disease even in geriatric patients.
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