Therapeutic efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children measured by five diagnostic methods.

• Main Authors: Johnny Vlaminck (Author), Piet Cools (Author), Marco Albonico (Author), Shaali Ame (Author), Mio Ayana (Author), Giuseppe Cringoli (Author), Daniel Dana (Author), Jennifer Keiser (Author), Maria P Maurelli (Author), Leonardo F Matoso (Author), Antonio Montresor (Author), Zeleke Mekonnen (Author), Greg Mirams (Author), Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira (Author), Simone A Pinto (Author), Laura Rinaldi (Author), Somphou Sayasone (Author), Eurion Thomas (Author), Jozef Vercruysse (Author), Jaco J Verweij (Author), Bruno Levecke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Preventive chemotherapy (PC) with benzimidazole drugs is the backbone of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs. Over the past decade, drug coverage has increased and with it, the possibility of developing anthelmintic resistance. It is therefore of utmost im...