Background. Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis relies heavily on regular preventive chemotherapy. Monitoring drug efficacy is crucial to provide early warning of treatment failures. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a survey design in which only egg-positive individuals are retested after treatment. Although this practice makes more efficient use of resources, it may lead to biased drug efficacy estimates.Methods. We performed a simulation study to assess the potential for bias when evaluating drug efficacy using the World Health Organization-recommended survey design, and to identify alternative designs for evaluating drug efficacy that are less affected by bias. These designs were also based on sele...
By 2020, the global health community aims to control and eliminate human helminthiases, including sc...
BackgroundEfforts to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have intensified over the pa...
Background Preventive chemotherapy (PC) with benzimidazole drugs is the backbone of soil-transmitte...
Background. Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis relies heavily on regular ...
Background: Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis relies heavily on regular ...
Background Preventive chemotherapy and transmission control (PCT) by mass drug administration is the...
Preventive chemotherapy and transmission control (PCT) by mass drug administration is the cornerston...
The fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) is recommended to monitor drug efficacy against soil-tran...
SUMMARY It is generally recommended to perform multiple stool examinations in order to improve the d...
It is generally recommended to perform multiple stool examinations in order to improve the diagnosti...
It is generally recommended to perform multiple stool examinations in order to improve the diagnosti...
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs currently lack evidence-based recommend...
Starting and stopping preventive chemotherapy (PC) for soil-transmitted helminthiasis is typically b...
Background The current World Health Organization (WHO) target for the three major soil-transmitted h...
BackgroundThe current World Health Organization (WHO) target for the three major soil-transmitted he...
By 2020, the global health community aims to control and eliminate human helminthiases, including sc...
BackgroundEfforts to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have intensified over the pa...
Background Preventive chemotherapy (PC) with benzimidazole drugs is the backbone of soil-transmitte...
Background. Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis relies heavily on regular ...
Background: Control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis relies heavily on regular ...
Background Preventive chemotherapy and transmission control (PCT) by mass drug administration is the...
Preventive chemotherapy and transmission control (PCT) by mass drug administration is the cornerston...
The fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) is recommended to monitor drug efficacy against soil-tran...
SUMMARY It is generally recommended to perform multiple stool examinations in order to improve the d...
It is generally recommended to perform multiple stool examinations in order to improve the diagnosti...
It is generally recommended to perform multiple stool examinations in order to improve the diagnosti...
BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control programs currently lack evidence-based recommend...
Starting and stopping preventive chemotherapy (PC) for soil-transmitted helminthiasis is typically b...
Background The current World Health Organization (WHO) target for the three major soil-transmitted h...
BackgroundThe current World Health Organization (WHO) target for the three major soil-transmitted he...
By 2020, the global health community aims to control and eliminate human helminthiases, including sc...
BackgroundEfforts to control soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have intensified over the pa...
Background Preventive chemotherapy (PC) with benzimidazole drugs is the backbone of soil-transmitte...