Importance of detection of Strongyloides stercoralis DNA in fecal samples from patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

OBJECTIVE: The association between diabetes and Strongyloides infection remains controversial. This study aimed to detect Strongyloides stercoralis DNA in the feces of patients with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (DM2). METHODS: Fecal samples were analyzed via the Lutz, Rugai, and agar plate culture metho...

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Autores principales: Mazzaro, Márcia Carolina, Santos, Émelin Alves dos, Melo, Gessica Baptista de, Marques, Priscila Duarte, Souza, Laura Vilela, Elias-Oliveira, Jefferson, Silva, Bruna Campos da, Gryschek, Ronaldo César Borges, Paula, Fabiana Martins de, Rodrigues, Rosângela Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9283877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35834919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinsp.2022.100060
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The association between diabetes and Strongyloides infection remains controversial. This study aimed to detect Strongyloides stercoralis DNA in the feces of patients with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (DM2). METHODS: Fecal samples were analyzed via the Lutz, Rugai, and agar plate culture methods. PCR amplification was performed using two targets (PCR-genus and PCR-species) located on the S. stercoralis 18S ribosomal. RESULTS: The positivity for S. stercoralis using parasitological methods was 1.1%. PCR-genus (14.13%) demonstrated a higher positivity than PCR-species (9.78%). CONCLUSION: The results confirm the greater positivity of the molecular diagnosis in relation to parasitological methods, reinforcing its use as an additional tool for the diagnosis of S. stercoralis infection in patients with DM2 living in endemic areas for this helminthiasis.

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