title: [30 cases of strongyloidiasis at a primary care center: characteristics and possible complications].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the characteristics of the Strongyloides stercoralis infestation in our area.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 30-case series. Survey of workplace behaviour and hygienic conditions in the home. Review of clinical histories to check for factors putting subjects at risk of severe self-infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  21,000 inhabitants covered by the Oliva Health Centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  All the cases diagnosed between January 1994 and June 1997.
  
  
  METHODS
  The diagnosis was carried out by observing under the microscope both fresh Strongyloides stercoralis larvae and cultures of three serial faecal samples.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found 19 men (63.3%) and 11 women (36.7%), with an average age of 65 (SD, 11.5 years). 28 had been born in the area (93.4%). 15 had never travelled abroad (50%). Of the 19 men, 18 (94%) had done agricultural work barefoot, but none of the women. Clinically, 17 (56.6%) had chronic symptoms; cough was the most common, in 12 (40%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Incidence in our area of Strongyloidiasis, although diagnosed infrequently, has increased considerably with the systematic discarding of the infection in non-attributable cases of Eosinophilia.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud Oliva, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Calabuig
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oltra Alcaraz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Igual Adell
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parra Godoy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez Sánchez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Angel Rodenas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Llario Sanjuán
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sanjuán Bautista
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Treinta casos de estrongiloidiasis en un centro de atención primaria: características y posibles complicaciones.