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Preventive Chemotherapy

Preventive Chemotherapy is a public health intervention strategy that involves the large-scale administration of safe, single-dose drugs to entire at-risk populations to reduce the morbidity and transmission of specific Neglected Tropical Diseases, distinguished from curative approaches by its focus on population-level prevention rather than individual treatment.

336

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16.7K

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1.7K

Authors

593

Institutions

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2017–2026

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336

Nadroparin for the prevention of thromboembolic events in ambulatory patients with metastatic or locally advanced solid cancer receiving chemotherapy: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study

Giancarlo Agnelli, Gualberto Gussoni, C. Bianchini et al. · The Lancet Oncology · 2009 · 598 citations

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The risk of tuberculosis related to tumour necrosis factor antagonist therapies: a TBNET consensus statement

Ivan Solovič, Martina Sester, Juan J. Gómez‐Reino et al. · European Respiratory Journal · 2010 · 520 citations · Full text

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Schistosomiasis and neglected tropical diseases: towards integrated and sustainable control and a word of caution

Jürg Utzinger, Giovanna Raso, Simon J. Brooker et al. · Parasitology · 2009 · 423 citations · Full text

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Diagnosis of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in the Era of Preventive Chemotherapy: Effect of Multiple Stool Sampling and Use of Different Diagnostic Techniques

Stefanie Knopp, Ali F. Mgeni, I. Simba Khamis et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2008 · 364 citations · Full text

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Chemotherapy of leprosy for control programmes.

PubMed · 1982 · 328 citations

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Authors

1.7K

  1. JU
    Jürg Utzinger

    Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland

    27 publications · 2.4K citations

    23

    h-index

  2. AM
    Antonio Montresor

    World Health Organization, Switzerland

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

    h-index

  3. EK
    Eliézer K. N’Goran

    Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire

    18 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

    h-index

  4. JR
    J. Russell Stothard

    Natural History Museum, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

    14

    h-index

  5. JT
    Jean T. Coulibaly

    Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d’Ivoire

    12 publications · 392 citations

    12

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1–5 of 1.7K

Institutions

593

  1. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

    Allschwil, Switzerland

    28 h-index

    156 publications

    11.7K citations

  2. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    26 h-index

    130 publications

    7.4K citations

  3. World Health Organization

    Geneva, Switzerland

    24 h-index

    96 publications

    6K citations

  4. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    24 h-index

    95 publications

    5.8K citations

  5. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    19 h-index

    63 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. Swiss Centre for Scientific Research

    Abidjan, Ivory Coast

    18 h-index

    93 publications

    4.1K citations

  7. Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

    Abidjan, Ivory Coast

    18 h-index

    89 publications

    3.1K citations

  8. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    53 publications

    2.4K citations

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Venues

  1. PLoS neglected tropical diseases

    59 publications · 3.4K citations

    32

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  2. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

    JAC · 35 publications · 1.3K citations

    21

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 33 publications · 1.6K citations

    21

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  4. Parasites & Vectors

    22 publications · 962 citations

    20

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