Table 4.
Treatment of Strongyloidiasis
Drug | Dose | Pregnancy class |
Ivermectin | 200 μg/kg of bodyweight orally repeated on two days consecutively or after 2 wk | C |
(preferred drug of treatment) | ||
Albendazole | 400 mg orally two times a day for 3-7 d | C |
Hyperinfection syndrome and disseminated Strongyloides infection | ||
200 μg/kg of bodyweight orally until stool and/or sputum tests are negative for two wk (duration of auto-infective cycle) |