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Epidemiologic study of the association between human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and Strongyloides stercoralis infection in female blood donors (Guadeloupe, French West Indies).

Laboratory of Parasitology, Infectious Diseases Service, Medical Department of Information, Pointe-à-Pitre/Abymes University Hospital, Guadeloupe, French West Indies.
The West Indian medical journal (impact factor: 0.25). 02/2004; 53(1):3-6.
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT This case control study was conducted among female blood donors in Guadeloupe. A total of 85 HTLV-1 positive subjects were matched by age (+/- 5 years) in a 1:3 ratio to 255 HTLV-1 negative controls. The mean age was 48.5 and 48.9 years respectively. Ethnic, environmental and socio-economic risk factors were studied. Four risk factors were found independently associated with HTLV-1 seropositivity: Strongyloides stercoralis antibodies (OR = 3.6, CI 1.8, 7.3), low socio-economic status (OR = 2.0 CI 1.0, 4.0), low educational level (OR = 2.0 CI 1.0, 4.0) and agricultural activity (OR = 2.8 CI 1.4, 5.6). This logistic regression analysis demonstrates the reality of the association between HTLV-1 carriers and Strongyloides stercoralis, and its association with socio-economic and environmental risk factors.

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Keywords

255 HTLV-1 negative controls
 
85 HTLV-1 positive subjects
 
agricultural activity
 
case control study
 
environmental risk factors
 
Ethnic
 
female blood donors
 
HTLV-1 carriers
 
HTLV-1 seropositivity
 
logistic regression analysis
 
low educational level
 
low socio-economic status
 
risk factors
 
socio-economic risk factors
 

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