Early Exposure of Infants to GI Nematodes Induces Th2 Dominant Immune Responses Which Are Unaffected by Periodic Anthelminthic Treatment
Figure 4
Effects of tri-monthly mebendazole or placebo treatment in infants on parasitology.
A. Prevalence of infection after 4 rounds of tri-monthly mebendazole (n = 296) or placebo (n = 307) treatment on any worm positive infants, Ascaris lumbricoides positive infants (Asc), Trichuris trichuria positive infants (Tric), hookworm positive infants (HW). B. Egg reduction rate after 4 rounds of tri-monthly mebendazole (n = 296) or placebo (n = 307) treatment on Ascaris lumbricoides positive infants (Asc), Trichuris trichuria positive infants (Tric), hookworm positive infants (HW). * P = 0.01–0.05, *** P<0.001.