Efficacy of Albendazole to Treat Intestinal Helminths and Its Effect on Gut Microflora

Summary

Albendazole is a main anti-helminth, however there is a lack of data regarding its efficacy in the school children population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the albendazole one versus two and three doses, in school children infected with intestinal helminth.

Timeline

Start

2010-08

Primary completion

2012-07

Completion

2012-07

Publications

• Adegnika AA, Zinsou JF, Issifou S, Ateba-Ngoa U, Kassa RF, Feugap EN, Honkpehedji YJ, Dejon Agobe JC, Kenguele HM, Massinga-Loembe M, Agnandji ST, Mordmuller B, Ramharter M, Yazdanbakhsh M, Kremsner PG, Lell B. Randomized, controlled, assessor-blind clinical trial to assess the efficacy of single- versus repeated-dose albendazole to treat ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura, and hookworm infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 May;58(5):2535-40. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01317-13. Epub 2014 Feb 18.

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