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Table 1 Summary of participants investigated in this study. Each child provided a sample before, 24 hours after and 3 weeks after treatment with single dose (60 mg/kg) dose of praziquantel. For the placebo controls, samples were collected at the same time points

From: Investigations on the interplays between Schistosoma mansoni, praziquantel and the gut microbiome

S. mansoni infection

Infection intensity (epg)

Treatment outcome

No. of participants

Sample identifiers

Group name

Negative

0

Not applicable

6

1; 12; 13; 14; 15; 25

Controls

Positive

1–99

Cure

0

 

Cure

100–399

5

11; 17; 22; 26; 28

> 400

4

2; 7; 16; 27

1–99

Not cured

3

19; 23; 32

Not cured

100–399

3

10; 30; 31

> 400

2

5; 8

1–99

Placebo

3

20; 29; 34

Placebo

100–399

5

6; 18; 21; 24; 33; 1

> 400

3

3; 4; 9

  1. Abbreviation: epg eggs per gram stool