Prevalence and risk factors of Strongyloides stercoralis in haemodialysis in Cochabamba, Bolivia: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Clinical characteristics and immunosuppressive treatment, patients undergoing haemodialysis, Cochabamba, Bolivia

	Number of patients (%)
Probable etiology of renal failure
Diabetes	42 (28.2)
Hypertension	40 (26.8)
Diabetes and hypertension	6 (4)
Lupus	9 (6)
Other^a	19 (12.8)
Unknown	33 (22.2)
Immunosuppressive drug (last 3 months)
Yes^b	9 (6)
No	140 (96)
Abdominal pain (during last month)
Yes	53 (35.6)
No	96 (64.4)
Diarrhea (during last month)
Yes	54 (36.2)
No	95 (63.8)

^a Other etiology: urinary tract infections (5), preeclampsy (4), agenesia (3), obstructive (2), drug toxicity (2), post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (1), kidney cancer (1), polycystic kidney disease (1)
^b Immunosuppresive drugs: corticoids (7), corticoids + azathioprine (2)

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