Table 3. Main type of adverse events observed and reported 3 hours after PZQ administration in S. mansoni-infected children in the standard treatment group and the intense treatment group.
Standard treatment group | Intense treatment group |
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First treatment W0 |
First treatment W0 |
Second treatment W2 |
Third treatment W4 |
Fourth treatment W6 |
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N = 70 | N = 83 | N = 82 | N = 82 | N = 78 | ||||||
Adverse events | ||||||||||
Stomach ache | 25 | 36% | 33 | 40% | 25 | 30% | 22 | 27% | 10 | 13% |
Headache | 3 | 4% | 5 | 6% | 14 | 17% | 4 | 5% | 2 | 3% |
Vomiting | 3 | 4% | 2 | 2% | 2 | 2% | 4 | 5% | 2 | 3% |
Dizziness | 2 | 3% | 2 | 2% | 3 | 4% | 9 | 11% | 6 | 8% |
Diarrhea | 2 | 3% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Nausea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% |