Table 3 Co-infections in patients with loiasis
From: Loiasis in sub-Saharan migrants living in Spain with emphasis of cases from Equatorial Guinea
Total, N (%) | |
|---|---|
Filarial co-infection* | |
Mansonella perstans | 50 (36.6) |
Onchocerca volvulus | 7 (5.3) |
Mansonella perstans + Onchocerca volvulus | 12 (9.2) |
Mansonella perstans + Onchocerca volvulus + Mansonella streptocerca | 3 (2.3) |
Mansonella perstans + Mansonella streptocerca + Wuchereria bancrofti | 1 (0.8) |
Others helminthic co-infection | |
Trichuris trichiura** | 34 (26.0) |
Ascaris lumbricoides** | 20 (15.3) |
Hookworms | 11 (8.4) |
Strongyloides stercoralis** | 4 (3.1) |
Schistosoma spp.*** | 0 |
Protozoa co-infection | |
Plasmodium sp | 22 (16.8) |
Cyclospora cayetanensis** | 1 (0.8) |
Giardia lamblia** | 0 |
Viruses co-infection | |
HIV | 16 (12.2) |
HCV | 10 (7.6) |
HBV | 4 (3.1) |
Bacterial co-infection | |
Treponema pallidum | 4 (3.1) |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 3 (2.3) |
Mycobacterium leprae | 1 (0.8) |
Mycoses co-infection | |
Cutaneous mycosis | 5 (3.8) |