Clinical trial of mebendazole, a broad-spectrum anthelminthic
Eighty-five children aged 5-14 years who were infested with worms were treated with mebendazole 100 mg twice daily for three days. The percentage cure rates were ascaris 100%, trichuris 94%, hookworm 82%, and hymenolepis 39%. The drug was well tolerated and with its broad activity should be very use...
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Veröffentlicht in: | BMJ 1975-05, Vol.2 (5966), p.309-310 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Eighty-five children aged 5-14 years who were infested with worms were treated with mebendazole 100 mg twice daily for three days. The percentage cure rates were ascaris 100%, trichuris 94%, hookworm 82%, and hymenolepis 39%. The drug was well tolerated and with its broad activity should be very useful in treating those with multiple infestations. |
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ISSN: | 0007-1447 0959-8138 1468-5833 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.2.5966.309 |