Important Nematodes in Children

Efficacy of a single dose versus a multiple dose regimen of Mebendazole against hookworm infections among school children: a randomized open-label trial

(2020) Tegegne Eshetu et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Efficacy and safety of ivermectin and albendazole co-administration in school-aged children and adults infected with Trichuris trichiura: study protocol for a multi-country randomized controlled double-blind trial

(2019) Chandni Patel et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The role of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in reducing soil-transmitted helminths: interpreting the evidence and identifying next steps

(2019) Susana Vaz Nery et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Diagnostic performance of a single and duplicate Kato-Katz, Mini-FLOTAC, FECPAKG2 and qPCR for the detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in three endemic countries

(2019) Piet Cools et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Human hookworm infection: Is effective control possible? A review of hookworm control efforts and future directions

(2019) Matthew S. Haldeman et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Soil-transmitted helminth infections

(2018) Peter Mark Jourdan et al.   LANCET

Efficacy and safety of ascending dosages of tribendimidine against hookworm infections in children: a randomized controlled trial

(2018) Jean T Coulibaly et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

(2017) Theo Vos et al.   LANCET

Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis and Vitamin A Deficiency: Two Problems, One Policy

(2016) Eric C. Strunz et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Efficacy and safety of albendazole plus ivermectin, albendazole plus mebendazole, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole alone against Trichuris trichiura and concomitant soil-transmitted helminth infections: a four-arm, randomised controlled trial

(2015) Benjamin Speich et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Quality control in the diagnosis of Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides using the Kato-Katz technique: experience from three randomised controlled trials

(2015) Benjamin Speich et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Worm Infections in Children

(2015) J. E. Weatherhead et al.   PEDIATRICS IN REVIEW

The Role of Child Health Days in the Attainment of Global Deworming Coverage Targets among Preschool-Age Children

(2015) Richard Senam Kumapley et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Diagnostic Accuracy of Kato–Katz, FLOTAC, Baermann, and PCR Methods for the Detection of Light-Intensity Hookworm and Strongyloides stercoralis Infections in Tanzania

(2014) Stefanie Knopp et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Sensitivity of diagnostic tests for human soil-transmitted helminth infections: a meta-analysis in the absence of a true gold standard

(2014) Birgit Nikolay et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Global numbers of infection and disease burden of soil transmitted helminth infections in 2010

(2014) Rachel L Pullan et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Assessment of Anthelmintic Efficacy of Mebendazole in School Children in Six Countries Where Soil-Transmitted Helminths Are Endemic

(2014) Bruno Levecke et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

A Novel, Multi-Parallel, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Approach for Eight Gastrointestinal Parasites Provides Improved Diagnostic Capabilities to Resource-Limited At-Risk Populations

(2013) Rojelio Mejia et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Global progress towards eliminating gastrointestinal helminth infections

(2013) Thomas R. McCarty et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GASTROENTEROLOGY

Association between Response to Albendazole Treatment and β-Tubulin Genotype Frequencies in Soil-transmitted Helminths

(2013) Aïssatou Diawara et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Parasitic Diseases of the Pleura

(2012) Chitra Lal et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES

Eosinophilic Pneumonias

(2012) P. Akuthota et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Nematode Infections

(2012) Stefanie Knopp et al.   INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Ascaris and ascariasis

(2010) Christina Dold et al.   MICROBES AND INFECTION

Comparing Diagnostic Accuracy of Kato-Katz, Koga Agar Plate, Ether-Concentration, and FLOTAC for Schistosoma mansoni and Soil-Transmitted Helminths

(2010) Dominik Glinz et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Trichuris dysentery syndrome: a common cause of chronic iron deficiency anemia in adults in an endemic area (with videos)

(2009) Mohammad S. Khuroo et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Early Exposure of Infants to GI Nematodes Induces Th2 Dominant Immune Responses Which Are Unaffected by Periodic Anthelminthic Treatment

(2009) Victoria J. Wright et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Assays to Detect β-Tubulin Codon 200 Polymorphism in Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides

(2009) Aissatou Diawara et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Efficacy of Current Drugs Against Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections

(2008) Jennifer Keiser et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Helminth infections: the great neglected tropical diseases

(2008) Peter J. Hotez et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Hookworm-Related Anaemia among Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review

(2008) Simon Brooker et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases