Talk:Strongyloides stercoralis

Testing
Question......Can someone test positive for Strongyloides Stercoralis and actually have a different parasitic infection and NOT Strongyloides afterall?
 * It is perfectly possible for someone to have strongyloides as well as another parasitic disease. Is it possible for someone to not have strongloides and yet have a positive test?  It depends on the test: if the test in question was examination of a stool or sputum specimen, then I would say no.  If the test was serology (a blood test) then the answer is yes: you could have had strongyloides and then been treated for it: the blood test would remain positive for months if not years afterwards--Gak 10:44, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Strongyloidiasis
This article should be merged with strongyloidiasis--Gak 10:44, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Detection of parasite
Question: Can this parasite be detected thru a blood work up, such a special stain, as opposed to a work up on a stool, i.e. wet mount? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.226.72.28 (talk) 16:22, 27 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Yes, the ELISA worm antibody test. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.106.9.113 (talk) 14:27, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

NHS Article
Out of interest, the NHS reference NHS Direct Health encyclopaedia - Threadworms does not discuss a Strongyloides. It does however discuss Enterobius vermicularis, which is quite different (and more widespread) than Strongyloides. As such, the redirect "Threadworm" should probably not come here. Shot info (talk) 01:38, 7 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Threadworm now redirects to Pinworm, which is the worm in the NHS Direct article. --Maltelauridsbrigge (talk) 11:51, 29 September 2008 (UTC)


 * To clarify some of this confusion, there is a difference in US vs. UK usage (this is according to Village Medical Manual by Mary Vanderkooi, 5th ed., 2000).
 * pinworm in the US is enterobius
 * pinworm in the UK is strongyloides
 * threadworm in the US is strongyloides
 * threadworm in the UK, I have not heard of aside from the above-cited article, which evidently equates it with enterobius
 * In other words, pinworm and threadworm have swapped meanings across the pond. :)
 * 02:36, 1 April 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by SlothMcCarty (talk • contribs)

Video of Strongyloides stercoralis in microscope
This is a shor video from a sample of an infected patient May of 2008.You can se the movements of the parasite and incredible cuantity very clear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Melvincp (talk • contribs) 18:18, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Missing description of the worm
This article lacks a description of the worm. One might expect, at the very least, to learn from an encyclopaedia how long an adult worm might be. 82.71.24.65 (talk) 10:00, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * There's a brief description (including its length) in the "Morphology" section. Graham 87 15:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Histology
Could Strongyloides fuelleborni cause a near-positive strongyloides serology? Is there any way to know which one it is? 93.106.9.113 (talk) 14:27, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Content to be moved to the article on the disease
Graham87 has deleted the following content from this page, see below - but it should not be deleted but moved to the page on the disease: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongyloidiasis

Also, there is still a lot more that should be moved, i.e. the parts on diagnosis and treatment?

Complete eradication must be attained to prevent dangerous illness. This requires daily ivermectin 200-400 micrograms / kg, combined with Albendazol, for 14 days. With short treatments such as currently recommended, infections are not likely to be fully cured.

Serology follow-up is necessary
−	Regular serology monitoring must be provided. Stool samples are not reliable for follow-up. Of the available serology tests, IVD-ELISA and IFAT had the best performance according to study. −		 −

National treatment strategies are needed
−	It is a public safety concern that such follow-up be made available to the public without cost. A concerted national and international effort is needed. This need is recognized by the WHO. −		 −

Transmission
−		 −	Transmission has been documented through contact with saliva such as kissing. −		 −	Transmission through breast milk has been documented in animals and is probable in humans −		 −	More information is needed about transmission through skin contact, clothes and home surfaces. Information is also needed concerning effective disinfectants. −		 −	Family members should be routinely treated, if one family member is or is thought to be infected. Proof is difficult to obtain as in 70 percent of cases, a single stool sample is falsely negative. It is important to treat family members empirically even without proof of infection. They may not have the same symptoms. In the case study, an infected spouse suffered from symptoms such as insomnia, tinnitus and depression.

EvM-Susana (talk) 12:38, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Strongoloides are not threadworms. Strongoloidez are much more hazardous threadworms aren’t even close please edit 2601:182:A80:AB20:716D:C5DA:FD07:E644 (talk) 23:34, 29 October 2023 (UTC)