Table 3.
Follow-up after screening campaign in children and adults with S. stercoralis positive serology.
| Variable | Total n/N (%) |
Children n/N (%) |
Adults n/N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. stercoralis infection | 66/601 (11) | 6/100 (6) | 60/501 (11) |
| Follow-up of patients | |||
| Available | 41/66 (62.1) | 4/6 (66.6) | 37/60 (61.6) |
| Unavailable | 25/66 (37.9) | 2/6 (33.3) | 23/60 (38.3) |
| Reason for not following up | |||
| No phone contact | 17/25 (68) | 1/2 (50) | 16/23 (69.5) |
| Current phone not available | 7/25 (28) | 1/2 (50) | 6/23 (26.1) |
| Picked up the phone, but did not go to the appointment | 1/25 (4) | 0 | 1/23 (4.3) |
| Follow-up for confirmation | |||
| Stool examination | |||
| Negative | 27/41(65.9) | 2/4 (50) | 23/37 (62.2) |
| Positive * | 8/41 (19.5) | 0 | 8/37 (21.6) |
| Not recovered | 6/41 (14.6) | ||
| Eosinophilia (>5% leukocyte or >500 eosinophils) | 16/27 (59.2) | 1/1 (100) | 15/26 (57.7) |
| IgE > 100 | 9/10 (90) | 1/1 (100) | 8/9 (88.8) |
| Outcome | |||
| Treatment | 28/41 (68.3) | 2/4 (50) | 26/37 (70.2) |
| Results of treatment † | |||
| Cure | 12/28 (42.9) | 0 | 12/26 (46.2) |
| Ongoing | 12/28 (42.9) | 0 | 10/26 (38.4) |
| Lost to follow-up after treatment | 4/28 (14.2) | 2/4 (50) | 4/26 (15.4) |
* Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in stool (n = 13), stool culture (n = 27), both RT-PCR and culture (n = 13). † All patients that finished treatment (12/12) were cured.