Treatment response of cystic echinococcosis to benzimidazoles: a systematic review.

• Main Authors: Marija Stojkovic (Author), Marcel Zwahlen (Author), Antonella Teggi (Author), Kamenna Vutova (Author), Carmen M Cretu (Author), Roberto Virdone (Author), Polyxeni Nicolaidou (Author), Nazan Cobanoglu (Author), Thomas Junghanss (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Over the past 30 years, benzimidazoles have increasingly been used to treat cystic echinococcosis (CE). The efficacy of benzimidazoles, however, remains unclear. We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, SIGLE, and CCTR to identify studies on benzimidazole treatment outcome. A large heterogeneity...