ArticleTropical parasitology
Study on the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and the assessment of the efficacy of albendazole in soil-transmitted helminths in school-going children in East Sikkim.
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- Efficacy of albendazole against soil-transmitted helminth infections in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of Amoebiasis and Associated Complications in India: A Systematic Review.Acta parasitologica · 2022Pooled it
- Thereaputic efficacy of single dose Albendazole against Ascaris lumbricoides, prevalence of re-infection, and its associated factors among school children at Northwest Ethiopia: an open-label trial study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Trial
- Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Students Attending Schools in La'elay Maichew District, Tigray Region, Ethiopia.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Deworming and micronutrient status by community open defecation prevalence: An observational study using nationally representative data from India, 2016-2018.PLoS medicine · 2024Observational
- Anthelmintic resistance in soil-transmitted helminths: One-Health considerations.Parasitology research · 2023Review
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Pediatric Population in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of laboratory physicians · 2023Review
- An inactivated bacterium (paraprobiotic) expressingOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2021Article
- Parasitology: What's new, what's unusual?Tropical parasitologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe problem of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in children is one of the most worrisome problems worldwide. The latest estimates indicate that more than 880 million children are in the need of treatment for these parasites.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of IPIs in school-going children in East Sikkim, India, and to assess the efficacy of single-dose albendazole (ALB) in children infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). SUBJECTS AND
methodsA total of 300 stool samples were collected from the schoolchildren of government schools of East Sikkim. Samples were processed for the identification of IPIs by direct microscopy and formalin-ether concentration method. Fecal egg counting was carried out for STH by Stoll's egg counting technique, pre- and posttreatment with single-dose ALB. The second stool samples were collected 10-14 days posttreatment of ALB. Cure rate (CR) and the fecal egg reduction rate (ERR), the two most widely used indicators for assessing the efficacy of an anthelmintic, were used in this study. The data were analyzed and the results were interpreted statistically.
resultsThe overall prevalence of the IPIs was 33.9%. Helminthic infection was 4.6% and protozoan infection was 29.3%. Among helminthes
conclusionThe study provides useful insight into the current prevalence of IPIs in school-going children in government schools in East Sikkim region. Keeping in view of less efficacy of ALB, it is necessary to keep the monitoring of development of drug resistance simultaneously.
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