Basic Summary for Strongyloidiasis

Main name of condition: Strongyloidiasis
Other names or spellings: Strongyloides stercoralis

What is Strongyloidiasis?
Parent types of Strongyloidiasis: Worm conditions, Roundworm

How serious is Strongyloidiasis?
Complications of Strongyloidiasis: see complications of Strongyloidiasis

What causes Strongyloidiasis?
Class of Condition for Strongyloidiasis: parasite worm

What are the symptoms of Strongyloidiasis?
Symptoms of Strongyloidiasis: see symptoms of Strongyloidiasis

How is it treated?
Treatments for Strongyloidiasis: see treatments for Strongyloidiasis

Society issues for Strongyloidiasis
Hospitalization statistics for Strongyloidiasis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Strongyloidiasis:

0.0001% (11) of hospital consultant episodes were for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
55% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
73% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
31.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
29 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
61 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
18% of hospital consultant episodes for strongyloidiasis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.0002% (125) of hospital bed days were for strongyloidiasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: June 13, 2003

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