Efficacy, safety and acceptability of a new chewable formulation versus the solid tablet of mebendazole against hookworm infections in children: An open-label, randomized controlled trial

Background: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect almost 1·5 billion people worldwide. The control of STH infections is based on preventive chemotherapy using either albendazole or mebendazole. Before being widely used, a sufficient body of evidence on efficacy, safety and acceptability is warran...

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Main Authors: Marta S. Palmeirim, Felix Bosch, Shaali M. Ame, Said M. Ali, Jan Hattendorf, Jennifer Keiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258953702030300X