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ArticleBioMed research international2021

Efficacy of Mebendazole and Praziquantel against Soil-Transmitted Helminths and

Kefale Ejigu, Tadesse Hailu, Megbaru Alemu

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Article in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Kefale EjiguAmhara Public Health Institute, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Tadesse HailuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, PO Box 79, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0116-1888
Megbaru AlemuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, PO Box 79, Ethiopia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSoil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and

objectiveThis study is aimed at checking the efficacy of mebendazole and praziquantel with the respective STHs and

methodsA longitudinal study was conducted from February to March 2018 among 422 schoolchildren. Stool samples were collected at baseline and at 2 and 4 weeks posttreatment and were processed using the Kato-Katz technique. Schoolchildren positive for STHs were treated with mebendazole and those positive for

resultsAmong 422 participants, the prevalence of STHs, hookworm,

conclusionThe cure and egg reduction rates of single-dose mebendazole in the treatment of hookworm and

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SchoolsStudentsAdolescentAnimalsChildEthiopiaFemaleGeographyHelminthiasisHelminthsHumansMaleMebendazoleOvumPraziquantelSchistosoma mansoniMebendazolePraziquantelSoil

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PMCPMC8302392

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