Efficacy and safety of albendazole alone versus albendazole in combination with ivermectin for the treatment of Trichuris trichiura infections: An open-label, randomized controlled superiority trial in south-western Uganda.

Efficacy and safety of albendazole alone versus albendazole in combination with ivermectin for the treatment of Trichuris trichiura infections: An open-label, randomized controlled superiority trial in south-western Uganda.

Trichuris trichiura, a soil-transmitted helminth (STH), often persists after a single dose of anthelminthic treatment. To overcome limited efficacy against T. trichiura of benzimidazoles (albendazole or mebendazole), the primary drugs used in mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns, the World Healt...

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Main Authors: Marta Sólveig Palmeirim, Eveline Hürlimann, Prudence Beinamaryo, Hilda Kyarisiima, Betty Nabatte, Jan Hattendorf, Peter Steinmann, Jennifer Keiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012687
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