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Home Therapy Tropical and Parasitic infections

TRP 3.22 Parasitair: Hymenolepis

Advices

≥ 18 years
Priority Medication Remarks
Priority:
 1st choice 		Medication:

praziquantel po 25mg/kg one-off
Priority:
 2nd choice 		Medication:

niclosamide po 2g 1dd 10 day to 14 days

General comments

Praziquantel en niclosamide innemen tijdens of kort na de avondmaaltijd

Zwangerschap en lactatie: onvoldoende gegevens bekend over gebruik praziquantel

Bij hoge parasitaire load na 10-14 dagen praziquantel eenmalig herhalen

Sources

  1. Drugs for Parasitic Infections Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter;Vol. 11 (Suppl);2013

  2. Juan JO, Lopez Chegne N, Gargala G, Favennec L. Comparative clinical studies of nitazoxanide, albendazole and praziquantel in the treatment of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hymenolepiasis in children from Peru. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002;96(2):193-196

  3. Jones WE. Niclosamide as a treatment for Hymenolepis diminuta and Dipylidium caninum infection in man. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1979;28(2):300-302

  4. Chero JC, Saito M, Bustos JA. Hymenolepis infection: symptoms and response to nitazoxanide in field conditions. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2007;101(2):203-205

  5. Keizer J, Ingram K, Utzinger J. Antiparasitic drugs for paediatrics: systematic review, formulations, pharmacokinetics, safety, efficacy and implications for control. Parasitology. 2011;138:120-138

Antimicrobial resources

The following antimicrobial agents have been used in these recommendations:

External antimicrobial resources
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Metadata

Swab vid: G-499822.2
Updated: 01/11/2021 - 21:15
Status: Published