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26 questions · 26 findings · 6 reviews · Infectious Diseases

No studies found 1 · 3.8%GRADE not reported 1 · 3.8%Very low 10 · 38.5%Low 4 · 15.4%Moderate 9 · 34.6%High 1 · 3.8%

Multiple doses of deworming drugs vs placebo

Death (between ages 1 and 6 years) · public health programmes to regularly treat all children aged 16 years or less

Multiple doses of deworming drugs showed no clear difference in mortality (between ages 1 and 6 years) compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Albendazole vs placebo or no anthelmintics

Seizure recurrence ‐ participants with multiple (> 1) cysts · people with neurocysticercosis

It is very uncertain whether albendazole changes seizure recurrence ‐ participants with multiple (> 1) cysts compared with placebo or no anthelmintics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Index test · children with close tuberculosis contacts Index tests: groups of multiple symptoms Role: an initial test Threshold for index tests: any 1…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review