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Table 2 Diagnostic workup data

From: Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia and toxic shock syndrome related to Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection: a case report

Parameter

Results

Blood cultures

2/4 positive for Streptococcus pyogenes

Serology tests

 Anti-HAV IgM

Negative

 Anti-HCV

Negative

 Anti-HBs

239 mIU/ml

 HBsAg

Negative

 CMV IgG/IgM

Positive/Negative

 EBV IgG/IgM/EBNA

Positive/Negative/Positive

Coxiella burnetii

Negative

Rickettsia typhi

Negative

Rickettsia conorii

Negative

 Sandfly virus IFA – IgM/IgG

Negative /Negative

Strongyloides stercoralis – ELISA

Positive

 HTLV 1&2

Negative

Autoimmune panel

 Mitochondrial antibody

Negative

 Cardiolipin IgG/IgA

Negative/Negative

 Antinuclear antibodies

Borderline

 P-ANCA/C-ANCA

Negative

Parasitology tests

 Stool for parasites

Larvae seen

 Sputum for parasites

Negative

 Urine for parasites

Larvae seen

 Stool RT-PCR for Strongyloides stercoralis

Positive

  1. anti-HBs hepatitis B surface antibody, C-ANCA cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, HAV hepatitis A virus, HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen, HCV hepatitis C virus, CMV cytomegalovirus, EBNA EBV nuclear antigen, EBV Epstein–Barr virus, ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, HTLV human T-lymphotropic virus, IFA immunofluorescence assay, Ig immunoglobulin, P-ANCA perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, PCR polymerase chain reaction, RT real time