Echinococcosis

MONDO:0005738

A parasitic infection caused by tapeworm larvae of Echinococcus. It affects livestock and humans. It is characterized by the formation of hydatid cysts mainly in the liver, lungs, spleen, and kidneys. Rupture of the cysts may lead to shock.

Also known as: Echinococcus caused disease or disorder, Echinococcus disease or disorder, Echinococcus infectious disease, echinococcosis, echinococcal disease, echinococcosis, unspecified, of liver, hepatic echinococcosis, hydatid disease

37 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.

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Sub-types

Cystic echinococcosis (2) Alveolar echinococcosis (1) Echinococcus granulosus infectious disease (1) Polycystic echinococcosis (0)

Broader categories

Disease (618) Infectious disease (270) Human disease (14) Helminthiasis (12) Parasitic infectious disease (10) Cestode infectious disease (1) Disease by etiologic mechanism (0) Disease of primarily extrinsic mechanism (0)

Trials to join now! 18 Not yet recruiting 6 Not yet finished but already full! 4 Completed 8 Terminated 1

Sticker shock: simple reminder may cut unnecessary IV antibiotic use

Knowledge-focused Terminated

This study tested whether placing a reminder sticker on the charts of adult hospital patients receiving IV fluoroquinolone antibiotics would encourage doctors to switch them to oral pills sooner. The trial involved 168 patients at a single hospital in Thailand. Unfortunately, the…

Phase: NA • Sponsor: Mahidol University • Aim: Knowledge-focused

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:12 UTC

Echinococcosis

Sub-types

Broader categories

Sticker shock: simple reminder may cut unnecessary IV antibiotic use