Egg excretion patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infections in humans following albendazole-ivermectin and albendazole treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Control efforts of soil-transmitted helminthiases rely primarily on large scale administration of anthelminthic drugs. The assessment of drug efficacies and understanding of drug behavior is pivotal to the evaluation of treatment successes, both in preventive chemo-therapy programs as well as in research of novel treatment options. The current WHO guidelines recommend an interval of 14-21 days between the treatment and follow-up, yet no in-depth analysis of egg excretion patterns of Trichuris trichiura after treatment has been conducted to date.

Methods

Within the framework of a multi-country trial to assess the efficacy and safety of albendazole-ivermectin combination therapy vs albendazole monotherapy against T. trichiura infections, we conducted a study collect

SUBMITTER: Welsche S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10990175 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature