A study of the efficacy and safety of albendazole (Zentel) in the treatment of intestinal helmenthiasis in Kenyan children less than 2 years of age. East Afr Med J. 1989 Mar;66(3):197-202
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1989Author
Estambale, Benson B.
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One hundred children comprising of 57 males and 43 females aged between 8 and 24 months entered the study. 46 children had single and 54 children had multiple helminth infections. All children received albendazole 200 mg (10 ml) suspension as a single dose. Albendazole proved very effective and safe in the treatment of single and multiple helminth infections in children under 2 years of age, achieving cure rates of 100% in both Ascaris lumbricoides and Necator americanus respectively, 83% in Trichuris trichiura and 66% in Hymenolepis nana. Treatment of polyparasitism appears to be of benefit in improving nutritional status using haemoglobin concentrations as an index.
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http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/47675http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2591328
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B., PROFESTAMBALEBENSON. 1989. A study of the efficacy and safety of albendazole (Zentel) in the treatment of intestinal helmenthiasis in Kenyan children less than 2 years of age. East Afr Med J. 1989 Mar;66(3):197-202.. East Afr Med J. 1989 Mar;66(3):197-202.. : Taylor & FrancisPublisher
University of Nairobi
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