Efficacy of benzimidazole carbamate on an intestinal fluke co-infected with nematodes

J Med Assoc Thai. 2005 Feb;88(2):233-7.

Abstract

The efficacy of a single dose of benzimidazole, drugs commonly used for the treatment of Ascaris and hookworm, was evaluated against one of the tiny-sized intestinal flukes, Haplorchis sp in the endemic area where mixed infections of roundworms and flatworms existed. At day 7 after treatment, albendazole (400 mg) induced 42.5% cure rate, mebendazole (500 mg) a cure rate of 32.4%, on the other hand, praziquantel (40 mg/kg) gave 94.6% cure rate and the placebo at 15.9%. At the single dose, benzimidazole could not completely expelled the haplorchid; but could reduce one third to two fifth of the infection, similar to the drugs efficacy against Trichuris infection.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Albendazole / therapeutic use
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use*
  • Benzimidazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Helminthiasis / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / drug therapy*
  • Mebendazole / therapeutic use
  • Praziquantel / therapeutic use
  • Thailand
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Benzimidazoles
  • Praziquantel
  • Mebendazole
  • benzimidazole
  • Albendazole