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ArticleIranian journal of parasitology

Efficacy of Nitazoxanide, Nitazoxanide-Garlic Combination and Tinidazole in Treatment of

Sarah M Abdo, Marwa Mohamed Ibrahim Ghallab, Mariam S Zaghloul, Heba Elhadad

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Article in Iranian journal of parasitology. 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.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah M AbdoDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, 35516, Egypt.
Marwa Mohamed Ibrahim GhallabDepartment of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, 35516, Egypt.
Mariam S ZaghloulDepartment of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Kafrelshiekh University, 33516, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
Heba ElhadadParasitology Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Kafrelsheikh University · EGAlexandria University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Methods: Stool samples were collected from 390 children and microscopically examined using formalin-ethyl acetate concentration and culturing on Jones' medium for Results: Cure rate was significantly higher in TIN treated groups (75.5% and 96.6%) than NTZ (57.7% and 40%) or NTZ plus garlic treated groups (55.5% and 43%) in both Conclusion: TIN, once, is more efficacious than NTZ or NTZ plus garlic in the treatment of

Indexed as

Blastocystis hominisGarlicGiardia duodenalisNitazoxanideTinidazole

Identifiers

PMID37197063
PMCPMC10183438
OpenAlexW4362723418

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