Treatment of Schistosoma mekongi with praziquantel in Cambodian refugees in holding centres in Prachinburi province, Thailand
Eighty-four cases of schistosomiasis mekongi among Cambodian refugees in holding centres in Thailand received praziquantel at 30 mg/kg body-weight orally twice in one day. Those treated were admitted to hospital in order to observe side effects for 24 hours. Assessment of the efficacy of praziquante...
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th-mahidol.306162018-10-12T14:43:23Z Treatment of Schistosoma mekongi with praziquantel in Cambodian refugees in holding centres in Prachinburi province, Thailand Boonyiam Keittivuti Angoon Keittivuti Thomas O'Rourke Thomas D'Agnes Mahidol University Immunology and Microbiology Medicine Eighty-four cases of schistosomiasis mekongi among Cambodian refugees in holding centres in Thailand received praziquantel at 30 mg/kg body-weight orally twice in one day. Those treated were admitted to hospital in order to observe side effects for 24 hours. Assessment of the efficacy of praziquantel was based on cure rates. Side effects observed consisted primarily of abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, emesis and headache. These were generally mild and transient. Physical signs revealed mild hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. The cure rate obtained one month after treatment was 97·5% and by 2 to 12 months after treatment reached 100%. © 1984 Oxford University Press. 2018-10-12T07:41:43Z 2018-10-12T07:41:43Z 1984-01-01 Article Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.78, No.4 (1984), 477-479 10.1016/0035-9203(84)90066-X 18783503 00359203 2-s2.0-0021143531 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30616 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0021143531&origin=inward |
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Eighty-four cases of schistosomiasis mekongi among Cambodian refugees in holding centres in Thailand received praziquantel at 30 mg/kg body-weight orally twice in one day. Those treated were admitted to hospital in order to observe side effects for 24 hours. Assessment of the efficacy of praziquantel was based on cure rates. Side effects observed consisted primarily of abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, emesis and headache. These were generally mild and transient. Physical signs revealed mild hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. The cure rate obtained one month after treatment was 97·5% and by 2 to 12 months after treatment reached 100%. © 1984 Oxford University Press. |
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Treatment of Schistosoma mekongi with praziquantel in Cambodian refugees in holding centres in Prachinburi province, Thailand |
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