Comparative efficacy of single dose anthelmintics in relation to intensity of geohelminth infections.

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dc.contributor.authorIsmail, M Men_US
dc.contributor.authorPremaratne, U Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorSuraweera, M Gen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T05:22:05Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T05:22:05Z
dc.date.issued1991-12-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Ceylon Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe efficacy of a single dose of albendazole 400 mg, levamisole 2.5 mg/kg, mebendazole 500 mg, mebendazole 200 mg and pyrantel pamoate 10 mg/kg was evaluated in relation to the intensity of infection of Ascaris lumbricoides, Necator americanus and Trichuris trichiura. The study group comprised 667 3 to 12 year old children from poorer segments of the community. All 5 treatments produced high egg reduction rates ranging from 95.9% to 99.7% and substantial cure rates for Ascaris infection; the differences observed in the 5 treatment groups were not significant (p greater than 0.05). Although all treatment groups were effective against Necator, the number of patients was too small to draw useful conclusions. In Trichuris infections, although higher cure rates were obtained in light compared to heavy infections, the results were uniformly poor in all treatment groups. The few side effects encountered were mild and did not require any intervention.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.en_US
dc.identifier.citationIsmail MM, Premaratne UN, Suraweera MG. Comparative efficacy of single dose anthelmintics in relation to intensity of geohelminth infections. The Ceylon Medical Journal. 1991 Dec; 36(4): 162-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/48364
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.infolanka.com/CMJhome/en_US
dc.subject.meshAnthelmintics --administration & dosageen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshNematode Infections --drug therapyen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshSri Lanka --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleComparative efficacy of single dose anthelmintics in relation to intensity of geohelminth infections.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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