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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Ramírez-Olivencia, German author Cuesta Espinosa, Miguel Ángel author Bravo Martín, Ana author Iglesias Nuñez, Nuria author Rodriguez-de las Parras, Esperanza author Lago-Nuñez, Mar author Puente-Puente, Sabino author 2014-01 Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological, laboratory, and clinical features of imported strongyloidiasis in a tropical medicine referral unit in Madrid, Spain. Methods: This was a retrospective study based on a review of medical records. A patient was diagnosed with strongyloidiasis when the infection could be detected by conventional stool analysis and/or serology against Strongyloides stercoralis, regardless of the presence of symptoms. Results: One hundred and seventy-eight cases of strongyloidiasis were included in the study. Stool tests were performed in all patients, and serology in 160 patients (89.9%). The diagnosis of strongyloidiasis was based on serology only in four patients; 21 patients only had positive stool tests. A third of the total strongyloidiasis cases in this study were travel-related, mainly associated with short trips (<2 months). Only 47.8% of total cases were symptomatic. We found no differences in clinical presentation between immigrants and travelers with strongyloidiasis. Conclusions: Not only should strongyloidiasis be suspected in symptomatic travelers and immigrants, but it should also be ruled out when elevated IgE levels or eosinophilia are present. Strongyloidiasis can be asymptomatic in HIV patients, but it should be diagnosed and treated before a possible hyperinfection develops. Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Jan;18:32-7. 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.09.009 1878-3511 1201-9712 International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases 24211226 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/9081 HIV Helminth Strongyloides Travel Imported strongyloidiasis in Spain