Impact of preventive chemotherapy on Strongyloides stercoralis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Giacomo Stroffolini (Author), Francesca Tamarozzi (Author), Andrea Fittipaldo (Author), Cristina Mazzi (Author), Brandon Le (Author), Susana Vaz Nery (Author), Dora Buonfrate (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Strongyloides stercoralis is a neglected soil-transmitted helminth (STH) that leads to significant morbidity in endemic populations. Infection with this helminth has recently been recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a major global health problem to be...