Effect of Anthelmintic Treatment on Insulin Resistance: A Cluster-Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Dicky L. Tahapary,
Karin de Ruiter,
Ivonne Martin,
Eric A. T. Brienen,
Lisette van Lieshout,
Christa M. Cobbaert,
Pradana Soewondo,
Yenny Djuardi,
Aprilianto E. Wiria,
Jeanine J. HouwingDuistermaat,
Erliyani Sartono,
Johannes W. A. Smit,
Maria Yazdanbakhsh,
Taniawati Supali
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix416
Subject(s) - medicine , anthelmintic , placebo , insulin resistance , randomized controlled trial , insulin , traditional medicine , alternative medicine , veterinary medicine , pathology
Emerging evidence suggests that helminth infections are associated with lower insulin resistance (IR). Current deworming programs might remove this helminth-associated protective effect. Therefore, we evaluated the anthelmintic treatment effect on changes in IR.
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