Albendazole and Mebendazole Administered Alone or in Combination with Ivermectin againstTrichuris trichiura: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Stefanie Knopp,
Khalfan A. Mohammed,
Benjamin Speich,
Jan Hattendorf,
I. Simba Khamis,
Alipo N. Khamis,
J. Russell Stothard,
David Rollinson,
HansPeter Marti,
Jürg Utzinger
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/657310
Subject(s) - albendazole , mebendazole , ivermectin , medicine , trichuris trichiura , trichuriasis , placebo , surgery , veterinary medicine , ascariasis , ascaris lumbricoides , immunology , helminths , biology , pathology , ecology , alternative medicine
Single-dose albendazole and mebendazole show limited efficacy in the treatment of trichuriasis. The combination of albendazole with ivermectin improves efficacy, but a mebendazole-ivermectin combination has not been previously investigated.
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