Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Infectious Diseases

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 2 · 33.3%High 3 · 50%

Parasitological cure · children and adults

Albendazole 400 mg single dose showed no clear difference in parasitological cure compared with mebendazole 500 mg single dose (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.01 [1, 1.02]
6 studies · 2131 participants
High

Faecal egg count · children and adults

1 finding from 1 review

Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 1902 participants
High

Adverse events · children and adults

1 finding from 1 review

Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 1902 participants
Low

Parasitological cure · children and adults

Albendazole 400 mg single dose showed no clear difference in parasitological cure compared with albendazole 400 mg multiple doses (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.98 [0.92, 1.05]
3 studies · 307 participants
High

Faecal egg count · children and adults

1 finding from 1 review

Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 249 participants
Moderate

Adverse events · children and adults

1 finding from 1 review

Anthelmintic drugs for treating ascariasis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 316 participants
Moderate