Effect of Anthelmintic Treatment on Insulin Resistance: A Cluster-Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial in Indonesia.

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Abstract

Emerging evidence suggests that helminth infections are associated with lower insulin resistance (IR). Current deworming programmes might remove this helminth-associated protective effect. Therefore, we evaluated the anthelmintic treatment effect on changes in IR.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin. Infect. Dis.

Title: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1537-6591

ISSN (Print): 1058-4838

Publication date (Electronic): May 03 2017

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.

[2 ] Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

[3 ] Department of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

[4 ] Department of Mathematics, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia.

[5 ] Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

[6 ] Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.

[7 ] Department of Statistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.

[8 ] Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

[9 ] Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 3791906

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix416

PubMed ID: 28472383

SO-VID: 4af9bb8c-44ec-499f-915c-b2d7941e44e7

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Keywords: anthelmintic,deworming,diabetes,helminths,insulin resistance

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Keywords: anthelmintic, deworming, diabetes, helminths, insulin resistance

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