Table 2.
Helminth | Treatment regimens used in included studies | Recommended adult treatment1 |
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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.
Source: Anon. (2007). Drugs for parasitic infections. Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, 5 (Suppl), e1–e15.