The optimal timing of post-treatment sampling for the assessment of anthelminthic drug efficacy against Ascaris infections in humans

Bruno Levecke1, Alice V. Easton2,3, Piet Cools1, Marco Albonico4, Shaali Ame5, John S. Gilleard6, Jennifer Keiser7, Antonio Montresor8, Roger Prichard9, Johnny Vlaminck1, Jozef Vercruysse1
1Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
2Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
3Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK
4Center for Tropical Diseases, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Italy
5Public Health Laboratory-Ivo de Carneri, Chake Chake, United Republic of Tanzania
6Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
7Department of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
8Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
9Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

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