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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fatimo Biobaku M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Medical Therapy
Antimicrobial Regimen for Ascariasis[1][2][3]
- Preferred regimen (1): Albendazole 400 mg PO single dose. Albendazole dose for children between the ages of 1-2 years is 200 mg.
- Preferred regimen (2): Mebendazole 500 mg PO single dose or 100 mg bid for 3 days
- Alternative regimen (1): Ivermectin 150 to 200 µg/kg PO single dose[4]
- Alternative regimen (2): Nitazoxanide 500 mg bid for 3 days
- Alternative regimen (3): Levamisole 150 mg PO single dose. The pediatric dose is 2.5 mg/kg
- Alternative regimen (4): Pyrantel Pamoate 11 mg/kg single dose PO - maximum 1.0 g
- Alternative regimen (5): Piperazine citrate 75 mg/kg qd for 2 days - maximum 3.5 g
References
- ↑ Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.
- ↑ Romero Cabello R, Guerrero LR, Muñóz García MR, Geyne Cruz A (1997). "Nitazoxanide for the treatment of intestinal protozoan and helminthic infections in Mexico". Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 91 (6): 701–3. PMID 9580117.
- ↑ Khuroo MS (1996). "Ascariasis". Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 25 (3): 553–77. PMID 8863040.
- ↑ "Parasites - Ascariasis".