Table 1.
Percentage of parasitic females recovered after inoculation of infective larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis into Callithrix penicillata
| Primates | Days post-infection | % of infective larvae ofS. stercoralisrecovered as parasitic females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small intestine | Large intestine | Other organs | Total | |||
| Untreated (uncomplicated strongyloidiasis) | P3 | 21 | 21.6 (108/500) | 2.2 (11/500) | 0 | 23.8 (119/500) |
| P4 | 73 | 15.8 (79/500) | 1.6 (8/500) | 0 | 17.4 (87/500) | |
| P14 | 12 | 10.6 (53/500) | 0 (0/500) | 0 | 10.6 (53/500) | |
| Mean ± sd | 16.0 ± 5.5 | 1.3 ± 1.1 | 0 | 17.3 ± 6.6 | ||
| Treated with dexamethasone (complicated strongyloidiasis) | P2 | 60 | 719.0 (719/100) | 18.0 (18/100) | 10.0 (10/100) | 747.0 (747/100) |
| P6 | 71 | 613.0 (613/100) | 37.0 (37/100) | 7.0 (7/100) | 657.0 (657/100) | |
| P8 | 109 | 156.0 (468/300) | 3.0 (9/300) | 11.7 (35/300) | 170.7 (512/300) | |
| Mean ± sd | 496.0 ± 299.2 | 19.3 ± 17.0 | 9.6 ± 2.4 | 524.9 ± 310.5 | ||
| p - value | < 0.05 | < 0.005 | < 0.05 | |||