title: Antiparasitic therapy in children.
abstract: Treatment of parasitic infections in children presents many challenges for the clinician. Although parasitic infections are ubiquitous on a worldwide basis, with an estimated 1 billion persons infected with intestinal helminthes alone, physicians in the United States and other developed countries are often unfamiliar with the management of these diseases. Children are traveling internationally in larger numbers than ever before, however, and emigration from developing countries to the United States and other Western countries is increasing, so clinicians in these countries are confronted more frequently with parasitic diseases from the tropics. This article describes current approaches to antiparasitic therapy. Drugs used in the treatment of more than one type of parasite are presented once in detail, with reference to the detailed description in subsequent sections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. tmoon@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Troy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Oberhelman
mesh_terms: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019049:Developed Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014943:Global Health; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D018579:Patient Selection; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014195:Travel; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000379:methods; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents