title: Therapeutic effect of praziquantel against Taeniasis asiatica.
abstract: Eight Japanese adult patients infected with Taenia asiatica were treated with a single 600 mg dose of praziquantel. The patients' body weights ranged from 47 to 87 kg (mean 67.1±12.7 kg). All patients expelled the strobila after taking praziquantel, and all of them were free from proglottids the day after praziquantel administration, hence all patients were considered to be cured. No side effects due to praziquantel were noted. Although the number of patients is small, our results indicate that praziquantel is a drug of choice for the treatment of taeniasis asiatica and that a single dose of 7-13 mg/kg (9.3±1.9 mg/kg) is effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. infection@bokutoh-hp.metro.tokyo.Jp.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Ken-ichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Sentaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwabuchi
authors.forename: Fukumi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nakamura-Uchiyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel