CATMAT statement on disseminated strongyloidiasis: Prevention, assessment and management guidelines

Canada Communicable Disease Report = Relevé Des Maladies Transmissibles Au Canada
A K BoggildTravel (CATMAT)

Abstract

Strongyloides stercoralis is a parasitic nematode found in humans, with a higher prevalence in tropical and sub-tropical regions worldwide. If untreated, the infection can progress to disseminated strongyloidiasis, a critical illness which may be fatal. To provide clinical guidance on the prevention, assessment and management of disseminated strongyloidiasis. A literature review was conducted to evaluate the current evidence and to identify any systematic reviews, case reports, guidelines and peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed medical literature. The Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) assembled a working group to develop this statement, which was then critically reviewed and approved by all CATMAT members. CATMAT recommends that screening for strongyloidiasis should be considered for individuals with epidemiologic risk and/or co-morbidities that place them at risk for Strongyloides hyperinfection and dissemination. Those at highest risk of hyperinfection and dissemination are individuals born in a Strongyloides-endemic area who undergo iatrogenic immunosuppression or have intercurrent human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) infection. Diagnosis of strongyloidiasis is based on serologic testing and/or exam...Continue Reading

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