Efficacy and Safety of a Single Dose versus a Multiple Dose Regimen of Mebendazole against Hookworm Infections in Children: A Randomised, Double-blind TrialResearch in context
Background: Single-dose mebendazole is widely used in preventive chemotherapy against the soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura, yet it shows limited efficacy against hookworm and T. trichiura infections. The use of adapted treatment regimens might...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-07-01
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| Series: | EClinicalMedicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537018300051 |