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. 2023 Feb 19;8(2):127. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed8020127

Table 1.

Key demographic and clinical characteristics of the previously published cases of Strongyloidiasis in persons with COVID-19.

Reference Patient Age (Years) and Sex Reporting Country Patient’s Country of Birth Time Since Immigration (Years) COVID-19 Treatment Strongyloides Diagnostic Methods Used Estimated Interval Between COVID-19 Symptom Onset and Strongyloides Diagnosis (Days) Diagnosis Strongyloides Treatment Outcome
Kim [15] 63 M United States (California) Cambodia NS Dexamethasone, barcitinib Stool exam negative; BAL fluid microscopy positive; serology positive 28 SHS Ivermectin Died
Gautam [16] 53 M India India NA Methylprednisolone Stool exam positive 60 SHS Ivermectin and albendazole Survived
Lier [17] 68 M United States (Connecticut) Ecuador 20 Methylprednisolone, tocilizumab Stool exam negative; sputum sample positive 27 SHS Ivermectin and albendazole Survived
Núñez-Gómez [18] 45 M Spain Ecuador 20 Dexamethasone Stool exam positive; Serology positive 12 SHS Ivermectin Survived
O’Dowling [19] 60 F Ireland Nigeria 22 None Serology positive; pathology of small bowel resected with parasites NA (asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2) SHS Ivermectin Survived
Babazadeh [20] 70 M Iran Iran NA Dexamethasone Histopathology of gastric and duodenal biopsy 21 SHS Ivermectin and albendazole Survived
Patel [21] 72 M United States Nicaragua NS Dexamethasone Stool exam positive; BAL fluid microscopy NS SHS Ivermectin Survived
Marchese [22] 59 F Northern Italy Southern Italy NS Dexamethasone, tocilizumab Stool exam positive; serology positive 32 Chronic strongyloidiasis Ivermectin Survived
Feria [23] 44 M Spain Bolivia 17 Dexamethasone Serology positive 7 Chronic strongyloidiasis Ivermectin Survived
Feria [23] 74 F Spain Honduras 7 Dexamethasone Serology positive 10 Chronic strongyloidiasis Ivermectin Survived
Pintos-Pascual [24] 70 M Spain Ecuador 12 Methylprednisolone, tocilizumab, anakinra Stool exam positive; serology positive 55 Chronic strongyloidiasis Ivermectin and albendazole Survived
Alkaabba [25] 76 M United States United States NA Dexamethasone Stool exam positive; histopathology of duodenum 14 Chronic strongyloidiasis Ivermectin Survived
Busaidi [26] 55 M Oman Oman NA Dexamethasone Stool exam positive 30 Chronic strongyloidiasis Ivermectin and albendazole Survived
Stylemans [27] 59 M Belgium Ecuador 7 Methylprednisolone, anakinra PCR on stool exam positive; serology positive 60 Chronic strongyloidiasis Ivermectin Survived
Singh [28] 58 M India India NA Methylprednisolone Stool exam positive 6 Chronic strongyloidiasis Ivermectin and albendazole Survived
Lorenzo [29] 37 F Spain Bolivia NS Steroids Serology positive NS Chronic strongyloidiasis NS Survived
Lorenzo [29] 47 F Spain Bolivia NS Steroids Serology positive NS Chronic strongyloidiasis NS Survived
Lorenzo [29] 33 F Spain Honduras NS Steroids Serology positive NS Chronic strongyloidiasis NS Survived
Lorenzo [29] 38 M Spain Honduras NS No steroids or tocilizumab Serology positive NS Chronic strongyloidiasis NS Survived
Lorenzo [29] 22 M Spain Morocco NS No steroids or tocilizumab ^ Serology positive NS Chronic strongyloidiasis NS Survived
Lorenzo [29] 69 F Spain Columbia NS No steroids or tocilizumab Serology positive NS Chronic strongyloidiasis NS Survived
Lorenzo [29] 27 F Spain Peru NS No steroids or tocilizumab Serology positive NS Chronic strongyloidiasis NS Survived

M = male, F = female, NS = not specified, NA = not applicable. ^ This patient did not receive corticosteroids for COVID-19 but was receiving infliximab, adalimumab, corticosteroids, and azathioprine for Crohn’s disease.