ArticleTropical medicine and health2020
Praziquantel is an effective drug for the treatment of
Article in Tropical medicine and health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of single dose praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Praziquantel efficacy, urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis reinfection - a systematic review.Pathogens and global health · 2023Pooled it
- Individual and spatial heterogeneity of praziquantel efficacy against Schistosoma mansoni within the context of repeated mass drug administration.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Therapeutic challenges of schistosomiasis: mechanisms of action and current limitations.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2025Review
- A comparative parasitological, histopathological, and proteomic analysis ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
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- Burden of neglected tropical diseases and access to medicine and diagnostics in Ethiopia: a scoping review.Systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection among children in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2021Article
- Efficacy of Praziquantel for the Treatment of Human Schistosomiasis in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of tropical medicine · 2021Review
- Efficacy of Mebendazole and Praziquantel against Soil-Transmitted Helminths andBioMed research international · 2021Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe appropriate drug for the treatment of schistosomiasis is praziquantel. However, low cure rate and existence of drug resistance both in vivo and in vitro were reported in different endemic areas. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of praziquantel for
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in Sanja General Primary School, North Gondar Zone, Amhara region, Northwest of Ethiopia, from March to April, 2017. A total of 245 participants were selected using systematic random sampling. A stool specimen was collected from each participant and examined for
resultsPre-treatment prevalence of
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