Hookworm infections: Reappraising the evidence for a role of neutrophils in light of NETosis
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DOI: 10.1111/pim.12911
Abstract: In Hookworm infection, neutrophils have long had the image of the villain, being recruited to the site of larval migration because of damage but participating themselves in tissue injury. With recent developments in neutrophil biology,… read more here.
Keywords: infections reappraising; role neutrophils; hookworm infections; evidence ... See more keywords
Pharmacometric Analysis of Tribendimidine Monotherapy and Combination Therapies To Achieve High Cure Rates in Patients with Hookworm Infections
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.00714-20
Abstract: In the treatment of hookworm infections, pharmacotherapy has been only moderately successful and drug resistance is a threat. Therefore, novel treatment options including combination therapies should be considered, in which tribendimidine could play a role.… read more here.
Keywords: hookworm infections; drug; combination; treatment ... See more keywords
Efficacy of a single dose versus a multiple dose regimen of Mebendazole against hookworm infections among school children: a randomized open-label trial
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05097-1
Abstract: Background Despite the existence of a population-based control program using single dose albendazole or mebendazole as a preventive chemotherapy, hookworm transmission remains high. It causes a negative impact on the growth and school performance of… read more here.
Keywords: hookworm infections; multiple dose; school; dose regimen ... See more keywords
Distribution of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm infections in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233423
Abstract: Background Ascariasis, Trichuriasis and Hookworm infections poses a considerable public health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa, and a sound understanding of their spatial distribution facilitates to better target control interventions. This study, therefore, assessed the prevalence… read more here.
Keywords: prevalence; hookworm infections; ascariasis trichuriasis; distribution ... See more keywords