Table 1.
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 |
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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.