Cryptic parasite infection in recent West African immigrants with relative eosinophilia.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Relative eosinophilia (defined as an eosinophil percentage >5% but an eosinophil count <450 cells/microL) is significantly associated with helminth infection in recently arrived West African immigrants (odds ratio, 20.5; 95% confidence interval, 2.7-154). The main parasitic causes related to relative eosinophilia are geohelminthic diseases (specifically, hookworms) and schistosomiasis.
Medical subject headings
- Emigrants and Immigrants
- Eosinophilia
- Nematode Infections
- Schistosomiasis