Cestode infectious disease

This study tests a drug called oxfendazole for people with mild brain cysticercosis, a parasitic infection that can cause seizures. Researchers will compare a single dose and three doses of oxfendazole against the standard combination therapy. The goal is to see if oxfendazole cl…

This study compares two common antibiotic combinations—vancomycin with piperacillin/tazobactam versus vancomycin with meropenem—to see which is less harmful to the kidneys. About 852 hospitalized adults with serious infections will be randomly assigned to one of the two combos. T…

This early-stage trial will test whether surgeons in Chengdu can safely remove liver parasites from 10 patients in Lhasa (3,650m altitude) using a 5G-connected robot. The goal is to see if the remote surgery can be completed without major issues. If it works, it could bring exper…

This observational study will look at 10,000 adults in intensive care units (ICUs) around the world during a single 24-hour period. Researchers want to find out how common infections and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are, how they are treated, and how patients recover. No new tre…

This research project aims to understand why older adults get more infections and why those infections can be more serious. By following 23,000 people aged 60 and older, scientists will collect health data and samples like blood and stool to study how the immune system changes wi…

This study will collect blood samples from 30,000 adults in the UK with various health conditions, including blood clots, infections, heart disease, diabetes, and more. The samples will be used to develop and fine-tune new diagnostic tests for the cobas® lumira device, which allo…

This study will follow 300 adults with severe infections in the ICU to see how levels of specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs)—natural molecules that help stop inflammation—change over time. Researchers will use blood samples already collected during routine care, so no extr…

This study tests whether watching a single episode of the medical drama House M.D. can boost knowledge about neurocysticercosis, a parasitic brain infection that can cause epilepsy. Sixty young adults aged 18-35 will be randomly assigned to either watch the episode or not, and th…