The accuracy of a recombinant antigen immunochromatographic test for the detection of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in migrants from sub-Saharan Africa

Table 3 Helminth infections in cases with positive ICT and negative LCA

Parasite	Diagnostic method	Frequency (% positive out of samples tested)
Filarial worms	Serology^a	4 (9.8)
Schistosoma spp.	Serology^b	5 (12.2)
Schistosoma spp.	Stool microscopy	2^c (4.9)
Hookworm	Stool microscopy	5 (12.2)
Strongyloides fuelleborni	Stool microscopy	1 (2.4)

^aAcanthocheilonema vitae immunoglobulin G (IgG) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; Bordier Affinity Products); a pan-filarial seroassay exploiting cross-reaction between A. vitae and filarial species infecting humans. Cross-reactions with other worms may also occur
^bSchistosoma mansoni IgG ELISA (Bordier Affinity Products)
^cThe two patients with positive microscopy were also positive by serology for Schistosoma

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