title: Is the prevalence of HTLV-1 infection higher in Strongyloides carriers than in non-carriers?
abstract: To assess the concomitance of strongyloidiasis and HTLV-1 infection, an epidemiological survey was conducted in Okinawa, Japan, using the agar-plate culture, a highly sensitive method for detection of Strongyloides stercoralis. No significant difference in the positive rate of anti-HTLV-1 antibody was found between Strongyloides carriers and non-carriers. This result suggests that these two infections occur independently.
authors: Department of Bacteriology, School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Arakaki
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Asato
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Ikeshiro
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Sakiyama
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Iwanaga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies