Strongyloides infection screening in transplant candidates: What is the best strategy?
Ronaldo César Borges GryschekMarcelo Andreetta CorralRenata Barnabé SittaMaiara GottardiLigia Camera Camera PierrottiSilvia Figueiredo CostaEdson AbdalaPedro Paulo ChieffiFabiana Martins de PaulaPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2023)
The set of results allows us to reinforce that a positive result by parasitological techniques and/or qPCR indicates that the specific treatment should be applied. However, the improvement of diagnostic techniques may suggest changes in the screening for strongyloidiasis in these patients.