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Zoe Fanning, Maryam Mahmood, Omar Abu Saleh, Isin Yagmur Comba

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Article in IDCases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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.

Zoe FanningMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Maryam MahmoodDivision of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Omar Abu SalehDivision of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Isin Yagmur CombaDivision of Public Health, Infectious Diseases and Occupational Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Alveolar echinococcus (AE) is a zoonosis caused by the Case: A 20-year-old female became pregnant ten months after the initial diagnosis of AE with peritoneal dissemination. After discussion of risks and benefits of continuing with the pregnancy, the decision was made to closely monitor the patient with monthly liver ultrasound exams. Due to potential risk for teratogenicity, she was advised to hold albendazole treatment during first trimester with the understanding that she would restart if lesions formed or enlarged. The patient chose to continue abstaining from albendazole for the entire pregnancy. During the albendazole-free period, no new cystic growths or enlargement of existing cysts were observed in close follow-up. She had an uncomplicated delivery at 39.5 weeks via Cesarean section. Albendazole was restarted following delivery, and due to concerns about infant albendazole exposure, formula feeding was preferred over breastfeeding. Conclusion: AE poses many management challenges in pregnant people. Effectively managing these challenges requires in-depth discussion about potential risks of withholding or continuing treatment, a shared decision-making approach, and close disease monitoring throughout the pregnancy.

Indexed as

EchinococcusE. multilocularisHydatid diseaseParasitePregnancyTapeworm

Identifiers

PMID40511255
PMCPMC12159914

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