Table 2.

Characteristics of the cohort (N = 341).

Demographic and clinical characteristics	Values
Male/female sex ratio	2.2
Age, mean ± SD	33 ± 17
Type of patient, % (n/N)
Migrants	70% (240/341)
Travelers	20% (68/341)
Autochthonous	10% (33/341)
Hospital unit, % (n/N)
Consultation of parasitology or infectious diseases	82% (279/341)
Immunocompromized patients	3% (10/341)
Other	15% (52/341)
Microscopic examination of stools, N	805
Number of samples/patient, median	3
% with 1 stool examination	21.1%
% with 2 stools examinations	24.9%
% with ≥ 3 stools examinations	54.0%
Concentration methods
% of patients with ≥ 1 Harada-Mori filter paper culture (N stools)	98.5% (687)
% of patients with ≥ 1 Baermann concentration (N stools)	46.9% (186)
Number of patients with available eosinophil count (EC)	306
% with EC < 0.5 G/L	62.4%
% with EC [0.5; 1] G/L	16.1%
% with EC ≥ 1 G/L	21.3%