Table 2.

Recommended treatment regimen by helminth species

Helminth	Treatment regimens used in included studies	Recommended adult treatment1
S. mansoni	Praziquantel 40 mg/kg×1d	Praziquantel: 40 mg/kg PO in 2 doses×1d Oxamniquine: 15 mg/kg PO once
A. lumbricoides	Albendazole 400 mg×1d Albendazole 400 mg×3d Mebendazole 200 mg×3d	Albendazole: 400 mg PO once Mebendazole: 100 mg bid PO×3d or 500 mg once Ivermectin: 150–200 mcg/kg PO once
Hookworm	Albendazole 400 mg×1d Albendazole 400 mg×3d Mebendazole 200 mg×3d	Albendazole: 400 mg PO once Mebendazole: 100 mg PO bid×3d or 500 mg once Pyrantel pamoate: 11 mg/kg (max 1 g) PO×3d
T. trichiura	Albendazole 400 mg×1d Albendazole 400 mg×3d Mebendazole 200 mg×3d	Preferred drug: Mebendazole: 100 mg bid PO×3d or 500 mg once Alternatives: Albendazole: 400 mg PO×3d Ivermectin: 200 mcg/kg PO×3d
S. stercoralis	Albendazole 800 mg×3d Albendazole 400 mg×1d+200 mg×2d	Preferred drug: Ivermectin: 200 mcg/kg/d PO×2d Alternative: Albendazole: 400 mg PO bid×7d
M. perstans	Albendazole 400 mg×1d	Albendazole: 400 mg PO bid×10d Mebendazole: 100 mg PO bid×30d
W. bancrofti	Diethylcarbamazine 6 mg/kg×1d	Diethylcarbamazine: 6 mg/kg/d PO in 3 doses×12d

Key to abbreviations: d: Day; PO: By mouth; BID: Twice a day.

¹Source: Anon. (2007). Drugs for parasitic infections. Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, 5 (Suppl), e1–e15.