Albendazole and infections with Trichuris trichiura and Giardia intestinalis.
One hundred and twenty-eight children aged 4 to 11 years old in Dhaka, Bangladesh were treated for infections with Trichuris trichiura and other intestinal parasites using a single dose of 400 mg of albendazole. Only one Trichuris infection was apparently cured although egg counts fell by about 50%. A larger single dosage is recommended to treat Trichuris. Eleven out of 46 infections with Giardia intestinalis were not detected after treatment (p less than 0.001).
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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka.
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D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D001459:Bangladesh; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005872:Giardia; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D014257:Trichuriasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014258:Trichuris
D015766:Albendazole