Efficacy of triple dose albendazole treatment for soil-transmitted helminth infections

• Main Authors: Tee, Mian Zi, Lee, Soo Ching, Er, Yi Xian, Yap, Nan Jiun, Ngui, Romano, Easton, Alice V., Siow, Vinnie Wei Yin, Ng, Kee Seong, Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng, Chua, Kek Heng, Cadwell, Ken, Loke, P'ng, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/46264/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272821
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

In Malaysia, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections still persist among indigenous communities. In the past, local studies have focused mostly on epidemiologic aspects of STH infections with a scarcity of information on the efficacy of deworming treatment. The present study consisted of 2 phases...