Comprehensive evaluation of stool-based diagnostic methods and benzimidazole resistance markers to assess drug efficacy and detect the emergence of anthelmintic resistance: A Starworms study protocol.

Comprehensive evaluation of stool-based diagnostic methods and benzimidazole resistance markers to assess drug efficacy and detect the emergence of anthelmintic resistance: A Starworms study protocol.

BACKGROUND:To work towards reaching the WHO goal of eliminating soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections as a public health problem, the total number of children receiving anthelmintic drugs has strongly increased over the past few years. However, as drug pressure levels rise, the development of a...

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Main Authors: Johnny Vlaminck, Piet Cools, Marco Albonico, Shaali Ame, Mio Ayana, Jeffrey Bethony, Giuseppe Cringoli, Daniel Dana, Jennifer Keiser, Maria P Maurelli, Antonio Montresor, Zeleke Mekonnen, Greg Mirams, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Roger Prichard, Nour Rashwan, Laura Rinaldi, Somphou Sayasone, Eurion Thomas, Jaco J Verweij, Jozef Vercruysse, Bruno Levecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6235403?pdf=render

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