Volume 12, Number 10—October 2006
Dispatch
Helminth-related Eosinophilia in African Immigrants, Gran Canaria
Javier Pardo*†1, Cristina Carranza‡1, Antonio Muro*, Alfonso Angel-Moreno§, Antonio-Manuel Martín‡§, Teresa Martín*, Michele Hernández-Cabrera‡¶, and José-Luis Pérez-Arellano‡¶
Table 2
Diagnostic yield of etiologic tests*
| Test | Test done, no. (%) | Yield of test, % |
|---|---|---|
| Stool (microscopy) | 175 (81) | 35 |
| Filarial serology | 189 (92) | 30 |
| Schistosoma spp. serology | 213 (100) | 28 |
| Urine (microscopy) | 66 (30) | 16 |
| Knotts test | 123 (57) | 13 |
| Trichinella spp. serology | 208 (97) | 11 |
| Fasciola spp. serology | 209 (97) | 7 |
| ICT Wuchereria bancrofti | 71 (33) | 4 |
*ICT, immune chromatographic test.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
