The Effect of Antihelminthic Treatment on Subjects with Asthma from an Endemic Area of Schistosomiasis: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, and Placebo-Controlled Trial

Figure 4

Frequency of Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) <80% at D0, D7 after placebo of Albendazole treatment and D7 and D90 after placebo of Praziquantel treatments in the Group 1 and after treatments with Albendazole and Praziquantel in the Group 2 (Figure 4(a)). Frequency of FEV1 <80% at day zero (D0) and 6, 12 and 18 months after treatment with Albendazole and Praziquantel (b). Results were considered as normal when FEV1 value was ≥80%. Numbers in the top of the bars represent the percentage of patients who had FEV1<80%. *D0 versus 12 m, 𝑃<0.05; **D0 versus 18 m, 𝑃=0.0001; Fisher’s exact test.

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