Strong-LAMP Assay Based on a Strongyloides spp.-Derived Partial Sequence in the 18S rRNA as Potential Biomarker for Strongyloidiasis Diagnosis in Human Urine Samples

Table 4

Descriptive statistics regarding the population’s epidemiological characteristic, clinical status (a), and haematological results (b).

(a)

Epidemiological characteristic	Total (n (%))
Origin
Bolivia	9 (37.5)
Gambia	4 (16.6)
Ecuador	2 (8.3)
Guinea Bissau	2 (8.3)
Spain	2 (8.3)
Other^1	5 (20.83)
Gender
Female	9 (37.5)
Male	15 (62.5)
Age (years)
<30	4 (16.6)
30-60	18 (75)
>60	2 (8.3)
Clinical status
Asymptomatic	12 (50)
Symptomatic	12 (50)

(b)

Laboratory test		Median	IQR
Haematological result
Eosinophils	23	400	(100-870)
IgE	22	358	(72-1653)

¹Only one person by country (Colombia, Cuba, Mali, Nigeria, and Portugal). ²Optical density (OD) according to the maker’s specifications.