Low efficacy of Mebendazole Against Hookworm in Vietman: Two Randomized Controlled Trials

Abstract. Vietnam is participating in a global de-worming effort that aims to treat 650 million school children regularly by 2010. The treatment used in Vietnam is single dose oral mebendazole (Phardazone®) 500 mg. We tested the efficacy of single dose mebendazole 500 mg in the therapy of hookworm i...

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Main Authors: Carsten, Flohr, Luc, Nguyen Tuyen, Sarah, Lewis, Truong, Tan Minh, Jim, Campbell, John, Britton, Hywel, Williams, Tran, Tinh Hien, Jeremy, Farrar, Rupert J., Quinnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2007
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/491/
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http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/491/1/Am_J_Trop_Med_Hyg_Low_efficacy_of_mebendazole_Flohr_et_al.pdf