Blinded, placebo-controlled trial of antiparasitic drugs for trichinosis myositis

• Main Authors: George Watt, Supachai Saisorn, Krisada Jongsakul, Yuwaporn Sakolvaree, Wanpen Chaicumpa
• Other Authors: Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/26192
• Institution: Mahidol University

There is no consensus on the benefits of treatment with any specific anthelminthic compound on muscle-stage trichinosis. A double-blind, placebo- controlled comparison was done of 3 antiparasitic drugs during an outbreak of trichinosis in Chiangrai Province, northern Thailand. Forty-six adults were...