title: Single dose treatment with praziquantel for human Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense infections.
abstract: Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense is a large pseudophyllid cestode and one of the commonest parasites derived from fish in Japan. Three Japanese patients infected with D. nihonkaiense were treated with a single oral dose of 7, 23 or 25 mg/kg of praziquantel. All patients expelled the tapeworm with scolex, and no side effect was noted. This study indicates that single-dose treatment with praziquantel is effective against D. nihonkaiense infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004169:Diphyllobothriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D011223:Praziquantel